According to a report on allAfrica.com by Health-e reporter Anso Thom, UNAIDS notes that sub-Saharan Africa is the region hardest hit in the world by the HIV/AIDS pandemic, and that infections are growing at an alarming rate. (See also Journ-AIDS Statistics Factsheet which has been updated this week to include the report.)

The allAfrica.com article, […]

The recent controversy over the activities of the Dr. Rath Foundation admittedly makes for great news. But it has also provided an opportunity for some remarkable advocacy on the issue by the media.

In our blog last week, Lunga Madlala asked:

…why [is] the media is not powerful enough to discredit Rath? Why is it that […]

The early morning “After 8 debate” on SAfm on Monday heated up when radio host John Perlman asked various government officials “Why is the government struggling to spend money allocated for HIV and AIDS?
“R67-million has not been spent,” he lamented.
One of the studio guests was Dr Yogan Pillay, chief director of strategic planning […]