Prevention and treatment – Media Watch
IN THE NEWS: Crime is not having HIV but giving it to someone else
Siphiwe Maloyi and his wife Vuyo had been married for only a short while when he filed for divorce after his wife revealed that she was HIV-positive - something she had known for years. Siphiwe alleged his wife concealed her status until after they were married.
IN THE NEWS: New ARV deal in SA
Two more international pharmaceutical giants will compete for their share of the world's biggest antiretroviral (ARV) market.
IN THE NEWS: “YOU ARE HIV POSITIVE” wrote the doctor who tested 36-year-old John Meletse in 2002
He spelt it out in enormous capitals and held the page right in front of Meletse's eyes. Meletse, who was born deaf, covers his face with his hands as he tells his story of when he was tested for HIV.
IN THE NEWS: KZN child deaths from diarrhoea or HIV-related illness enrage committee
The KwaZulu Natal department of health has been slammed for failing to prevent the deaths of 5595 children in the province last year. The children, all under the age of five, died while being cared for by doctors and nurses in state clinics and hospitals.
IN THE NEWS: DA aims to halt ‘faulty condom’ sales
The Democratic Alliance has called for a certain brand of condoms to be withdrawn from the market because of possible defects.
"It has emerged in Parliament's trade and industry portfolio committee that the National Consumer Commission (NCC) received complaints that a mainstream brand of condoms is defective", DA spokesman Wilmot James said on Tuesday.
