Media Watch
IN THE NEWS: Adaptation of 19th century opera brings home ongoing tragedy of TB
The tragedy of deaths from tuberculosis has been brought home in a creative and poignant way with the staging of the world premier of La Boheme Abanxaxni in Cape Town.
IN THE NEWS: Swazi Aids response in cash crisis
Cash-strapped Swaziland is struggling to fund its HIV programmes and experts are warning of long-term damage to treatment and prevention schemes if steps are not taken to ring-fence funding and supplies.
IN THE NEWS: Health spending gap narrowing
The gap between South African public and private health expenditure is narrowing as the public sector plays catch up. Public spending is expected to exceed private sector spending in the future, the 2011 South Africa health review released yesterday showed.EDITORIAL: The threat that binds
Media coverage this week did well to reflect the pervasive nature of South Africa’s epidemic. Mentions of HIV dotted all sorts of articles - proof perhaps, that as a society we are beginning to think of HIV in context.
ANALYSIS: Make the move to more sophisticated media
Media coverage of HIV largely focuses on medical doctors and HIV specialists, but last week’s (17-23 February) Mail&Guardian stole some of the limelight and focussed it on the lesser-lauded health professionals in a more sophisticated offering.
Despite HIV having been around for just over three decades and going from a fatal to a chronic condition, media coverage in South Africa still focuses on the most elementary aspects of HIV and HIV-related topics.
More often than not articles focus on the basics of HIV prevention and treatment rather than branching out into unexplored, ‘next level’ territory.
