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By The Times
Skinnymalinks! that's just one of the many names they used to call me, those little brats,. What a mean place the primary school playground can be. I had long forgotten that crippling fear of being teased, but two weeks ago I had a rather mean reminder of how it all felt.
Continue reading | 7 May 2012 | 0 Comments | Tags: hiv education, msm, stigma, the times
By The Times
Four years ago, 16-year-old Evelyn Mokele was pregnant and had tested positive for HIV.
"When I found out, I gave up on everything,"she said.
Continue reading | 23 April 2012 | 0 Comments | Tags: hiv education, journalism, safe sex messaging, the times
By The New Age
The most frequently cited study of HIV in the Muslim community found that more than 2.5% of Muslim men were HIV-positive. That is significantly lower than South Africa's general population but enough to worry leaders in the community.
Health-e News Service visited a centre that's reaching out to support women and children affected by HIV.
Continue reading | 17 April 2012 | 0 Comments | Tags: health-e, hiv education, hiv prevalence, stigma, the new age
By DRUM Magazine
Scientists are making progress in the search for an HIV/AIDS cure. they have discovered that the cancer drug Zolinza, also known as Vorinostat, can disturb latent HIV infection.
HIV is known as a provirus because it grows into the DNA of a host cell. Once infused in the DNA it can remain hidden or eventually reactivate.
Continue reading | 29 March 2012 | 0 Comments | Tags: clinical trials, drum magazine, healthcare, hiv education
By The New Age
Traditional healer and activist Thuthukile Kabini from Belfast village in KwaMhlanga has received support from the provincial department of social development for her initiative to promote virginity and abstinence among women under 21.
Continue reading | 14 March 2012 | 0 Comments | Tags: abstinence, hiv education, the new age, women
By DAILY SUN
People who are HIV-positive are gradually becoming more open about speaking of the problems they face.
Continue reading | 13 March 2012 | 0 Comments | Tags: daily sun, healthcare, hiv education, safe sex messaging
By DAILY SUN
Take charge of your health! That's the message the old people of Ekhurhuleni are sending to youngsters by their keen attendance at the Metro's reproductive health workshops.
Continue reading | 9 March 2012 | 0 Comments | Tags: daily sun, healthcare, hiv education, hiv testing
By City Press
No city reveals its charm in the trip from the airport, but the driving is usually a sign of its character. Approaching a traffic circle, the drivers of Niarobi lean over their steering wheels with great alertness and move slowly into the first gap.
Continue reading | 4 March 2012 | 0 Comments | Tags: city press, hiv education, hiv prevention, mcp, pmtct, safe sex messaging
By The New Age
A funding crisis has resulted in HIV-Aids programmes, especially among the rural people in the Eastern Cape, being stopped.
Continue reading | 1 March 2012 | 0 Comments | Tags: global fund to fight aids, tb and malaria, hiv education, tac, the new age
By Daily Sun
More and more young Ndebele girls in Mpumalanga are choosing to abstain from sex. In September last year there were 300 girls in the Abstain Virgins Girls Group founded by Thuthukile Kabini (46), a traditional healer
Continue reading | 22 February 2012 | 0 Comments | Tags: abstinence, daily sun, hiv education
Dr Gita Ramjee, University of Kwa-Zulu Natal (UKZN) alumnus and head… Read more
