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J&J's HIV vaccine fails in sub-Saharan Africa trial
The highly anticipated HIV vaccine failed to demonstrate adequate protection in a clinical trial in sub-Saharan Africa
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HIV positive women who were forcibly sterilised demand justice
In February last year, the Commission for Gender Equality released a report detailing how 48 HIV-positive women were duped and forced into being sterilised in public hospitals.
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HIV treatment 'has no benefit' for hospitalised COVID-19 patients in trial
The scientists found no difference in mortality, length of hospital stay or the risk of being put on a ventilator, when they compared 1,596 patients given lopinavir-ritonavir with 3,376 patients in a control group.
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Mkhize: Other diseases are still being attended to amid COVID-19 outbreak
Mkhize was speaking on a continental panel convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) Africa and the World Economic Forum.
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WHO Africa: Polio, HIV programmes will suffer if Trump withdraws funding
WHO Africa regional director Matshediso Moeti on Wednesday responded to President Donald Trump’s announcement to withdraw funding.
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COVID-19: Karim raises concern about HIV+ patients not on ARVs
Karim is advising the government on its COVID-19 response and he presented a comprehensive outlook on the expected trajectory of the pandemic in the country.
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‘A déjà vu moment’: Rural communities liken COVID-19 to HIV/Aids
With not enough awareness about the coronavirus’ origins or workings, some rural dwellers have likened it to the HIV/Aids pandemic that wiped out families and communities in the 1990s to early 2000s in South Africa.
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ANALYSIS: TB, HIV and COVID-19: urgent questions as 3 epidemics collide
Speculation based on the behaviour of other viruses and chronic illnesses raises concerns that HIV and TB patients may have a higher risk of developing severe disease.
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UN concerned by revelations of forced sterlisation in SA hospitals
The Commission for Gender Equality released a report this week, which looked at over 37 cases in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal.
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HPCSA asks HIV-positive women forced into sterilisation to come forward
The Commission for Gender Equality has recommended countrywide investigations after confirming at least 37 cases in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal.
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Sama wants action against doctors over forced sterilisation of HIV-positive moms
The Commission for Gender Equality has released a report which looked at over 37 cases in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal.
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1 in every 31 children in SA will die before their fifth birthday
This is according to the South African Child Gauge 2019, which was published on Tuesday by the University of Cape Town’s Children’s Institute.
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World Aids Day: Hopes that new drug will lower viral load
South Africa boasts the world's best treatment programme which has been given a boost through a new three-in-one pill which is being rolled out.
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World Aids Day: Calls for more work to be done
According to recent report by the United Nations (UN), more than 7 million people in South Africa are living with the virus.
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New HIV treatment could avert up to 300,000 new infections
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize launched the new treatment in KwaZulu-Natal on Wednesday.
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HIV in KZN: The story of death to life
South Africa has the highest number of people in the world living with HIV despite the percentage of HIV declining by 16%. KwaZulu-Natal has the highest prevalence in the country. EWN visited Eshowe, a community which has drastically reduced the number of infections to find out how they did it with the help of Doctors Without Borders. But what will happen when they leave?
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KZN orphanage still struggling to access ARVs in HIV/Aids fight
Eshowe north of KwaZulu-Natal is the first area in South Africa to meet the 90-90-90 target set by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and Aids in 2013.
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High temperatures not healthy for pregnant HIV positive women - Wits prof
Matthew Chersich believes the effects of extreme weather could undermine antiretroviral treatment for pregnant women in particular.
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10-fold surge in SA teens treated for HIV - study
South Africa has the largest number of HIV-positive people in the world, with around 7.2 million carrying the virus, which causes Aids.
