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By The Times
A damning United Nations report has highlighted horrific conditions under which many of South Africa's children are forced to live.
The Unicef report - yet to be released - offers detailed insight into unnecessary deaths and devastating living conditions of SA's children and demands that government take immediate action.
Continue reading | 21 May 2012 | 0 Comments | Tags: child headed households, the times, unicef
By The Times
In the year 2000, leaders of 189 nations signed the Millennium Declaration of the United Nations, pledging to free their people from poverty, illiteracy and ill-health. This commitment gave rise to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the target date for which is 2015:
Continue reading | 11 May 2012 | 0 Comments | Tags: healthcare, mdgs, policy, the times
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 Times
The rate of HIV infection in new born babies has fallen by more than half in Gauteng, the provincial department of health said yesterday.
"The Gauteng department of health has reduced the number of infection in babies by more than half, from 11.6% to 2.3% through implementation of health services for pregnant women,"
Continue reading | 2 April 2012 | 0 Comments | Tags: doh, hiv prevention, pmtct, the times
By The Times
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi yesterday kick started the pilot phase of National Health Insurance (NHI)
Continue reading | 23 March 2012 | 0 Comments | Tags: healthcare, nhi, the times
By SUNDAY SUN, Sowetan and The Times
HIV/AIDS drama series Intersexions walked away with the most statuettes at the 6th annual South African Film and Television Awards (Saftas)
Continue reading | 13 March 2012 | 0 Comments | Tags: safe sex messaging, sowetan, sunday sun, the times
By Sowetan, The Times and The Star
The Family of former Kaizer Chiefs, Orlando Pirates and Bafana Bafana star Thabang Lebese revealed last night that the player died of complications related to HIV/Aids. Lebese died at Helen Joseph Hospital in Johannesburg 13 days ago. He was 38.
Continue reading | 6 March 2012 | 0 Comments | Tags: disclosure, healthcare, sowetan, the star, the times
By The Times
Women using hormonal birth, especially progesterone injections, are twice as likely to be infected with, or transmit, HIV, the results of a study publushed in the Lancet Infectious Diseases journal show.
Continue reading | 2 March 2012 | 0 Comments | Tags: healthcare, hiv prevention, the times
By Kim Johnson
Could the reluctance of whites, Indians and affluent blacks to participate in the Human Sciences Research Counsel’s (HSRC) HIV Survey have something to do with how HIV is represented in the media? Articles in
The Times and the
Sowetan this week on particular groups’ refusal to participate in the study are proof that some South Africans believe that HIV is not their problem.
Continue reading | 2 March 2012 | 0 Comments | Tags: healthcare, hiv awareness, hsrc, sowetan, the times
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