WHO concerned at 'rapid escalation' of pandemic as deaths double in a week
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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.
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GSK long-acting HIV injection succeeds in study
The long-acting needle-based combination of its drug cabotegravir and Janssen’s treatment rilpivirine met its main goal in the study, which was testing the regimen in adults with HIV-1 whose virus was suppressed.
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Medical researchers a step closer to unlocking population genetic makeup
In a first for the continent, the South African Medical Research Council launched its state-of-the-art Genomics Centre situated at the facility’s Bellville campus on Monday.
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Stats SA: HIV prevalence shows steady decline in SA
The latest statistics on HIV showed the overall HIV prevalence rate was approximately 13.5% among the South African population.
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ANALYSIS: ARV breakthrough: SA trial confirms effectiveness of new drug
A study conducted by a Johannesburg-based research group from the University of the Witwatersrand confirms that dolutegravir is an effective and well-tolerated antiretroviral.
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Beyonce reveals uncle's death from HIV in emotional speech
The 'Formation' singer appeared alongside her husband Jay Z to accept the Vanguard Award at the 30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards on Thursday night, and she paid tribute to her uncle in an emotional speech at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
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In US, first kidney transplant from living donor with HIV
The surgeons at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore performed the operation on Monday, calling it the first in the world of its kind.
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EXCLUSIVE: National Health Lab Services is sharing patient records
Eyewitness News understands that the details are contained in a legal opinion obtained by the National Health Laboratory Services' legal services manager in July last year, but the sharing of records with NGOs has not stopped.
