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ARV centre launched in Pretoria
Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ncguka says government will win the war against HIV/AIDS. Mlambo-Ncguka was speaking at the official opening of an ARV site in Pretoria, called the Tshepo Wellness Centre.
Treatment Monitor: Health Systems
The HIV/AIDS epidemic has given rise to an enormous challenge to the current health system. Just managing to transform its orientation to building an integrated and decentralized system that reaches all citizens with implementation at primary health care, HIV/AIDS is a huge challenge. The mere numbers of people infected and affected with HIV/AIDS has been said to crowd out other diseases and other presenting illness that patients present at a health facility for.
UN calls for SA to do more in AIDS fight
South Africa must do more to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS amid rising child deaths and over one million children orphaned by the disease, the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) said Wednesday.
President Fires Deputy Health Minister
South African President Thabo Mbeki has fired his deputy health minister amidst controversy over a foreign trip and reported disagreements with the health minister over HIV/AIDS policies.
Hundreds of women make Health Walk a success
Hundreds of women from all over South Africa braved the early morning cold on Thursday to join Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang on a Health Walk in Pretoria. The health walk, held at the University of Pretoria's Groenkloof campus, formed part of the programme for the South African Women in Dialogue Forum (SAWID) Conference which is currently underway.
SA launches revamped AIDS plan
South Africa launched a revamped national AIDS plan on Wednesday as new research showed the high cost of government inaction on the epidemic -- 1 500 South Africans are infected with HIV every day.
Mantos man rails against UN envoy
The Health ministry has instructed provincial departments not to have any dealings with the United Nations special envoy on Aids in Africa.
When Putting AIDS in the Crosshairs, Set Targets
Civil society organisations in South Africa are preparing to push government to meet its commitment for setting national targets on HIV/AIDS, made at the recent United Nations General Assembly Special Sessions on HIV/AIDS (UNGASS).
TAC given green light to attend Aids meeting
The health ministry has reversed a decision to bar the country's top Aids activist group from a major United Nations forum on the epidemic.
ARV rollout lagging
With over five million of its 47 million citizens HIV-positive, South Africa currently has more people living with HIV/Aids than any other country.
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