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Commonwealth’s common knowledge

By Najma Desai According to an article in The New Age (TNA) the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) to be held in Perth, Australia will challenge old homophobic laws still present in many commonwealth countries.
Continue reading | 27 October 2011 | 0 Comments | Tags: healthcare, hiv awareness, hiv prevention, homosexual, msm, safe sex, the new age

Prevention in the prison petri dish

By Kim Johnson and Melissa Meyer

The New Age (TNA) has reported that Leeuwkop prison now has a clinic, which provides HIV counseling and testing, antiretroviral treatment (ARV) and monitoring, as well as other primary healthcare services.

Previously prisoners had to travel long distances to access these services and collect their treatment. Given that HIV prevalence among South Africa’s prison population is standing at roughly 40%, the prospect of more readily available treatment certainly is good news.

But as the adage goes, prevention is always better than cure – a truism the prison system might be overlooking.

Continue reading | 21 July 2011 | 0 Comments | Tags: art, arvs, correctional services, counseling, drugs, general population, healthcare, hiv prevention, hiv testing, homosexual, inmates, leeuwkop prison, morality, msm, rape, sexual minorities, stigma, the new age, unprotected sex