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Filters Content type: News, Editors' picks Country: South Africa
Sex workers

UNAIDS welcomes South Africa's groundbreaking National Sex Worker HIV Plan

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UNAIDS (press release)
14 March 2016
TB diagnosis

Low cost, 25 min TB-test could help reduce tuberculosis death rate among patients with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa

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Science Daily
14 March 2016
Sex workers

South Africa rolls out ‘test and treat’ to sex workers

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Health-e
14 March 2016
PrEP

Updated Southern African guidelines on the safe use of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in persons at risk of acquiring HIV-1 infection

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Anova Health Institute
8 March 2016
Bad science & bogus treatments

Mbeki still believes his own AIDS propaganda

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Health-e
7 March 2016
Drug-resistant TB

South Africa’s XDR-TB epidemic is due to transmission rather than evolution of resistant strains

News
4 March 2016
Retention & linkage to care

Rate of entry into HIV care improved by personalised counselling

News
1 March 2016
Retention & linkage to care

Studies probe retention in HIV care for women who start antiretroviral treatment during pregnancy

News
1 March 2016
Vaginal rings & topical PrEP

Why a new vaginal ring could be a game-changer in HIV prevention

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The Conversation
1 March 2016
PrEP science

‘On-demand’ rectal microbicide gel has reasonable tolerability and acceptability – daily less so

News
28 February 2016
TB treatment

Empirical TB treatment comes up short again

News
26 February 2016
Global health targets

PopART trial shows feasibility of reaching 90-90-90 targets for testing and treatment coverage in Zambia and South Africa

News
25 February 2016
Human rights

HIV and TB link the Bronx and Tugela Ferry in a story of human rights and social justice

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Science Speaks
24 February 2016
Starting treatment

Starting HIV treatment at first clinic visit improves outcomes in African study

News
24 February 2016
Improving HIV care

Dying from a treatable disease: HIV and the men we neglect

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The Conversation
23 February 2016
Vaginal rings & topical PrEP

Vaginal rings containing antiretroviral moderately effective in preventing HIV – but not in the youngest women

News
22 February 2016
Health services & systems

Progress report on promises made to improve South Africa’s health services

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The Conversation
11 February 2016
HIV testing policies & guidelines

South Africa: Home HIV testing gets the green light

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Health-E News
9 February 2016
Harm reduction

South Africa: Police hamper HIV prevention efforts with drug users

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Health-e
4 February 2016
Tuberculosis & HIV

Southern African mining sector to receive $140m for anti-TB initiatives

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Mining Weekly
20 January 2016
HIV treatment for children & young people

Efavirenz-based treatment is safe and effective for young children with HIV exposed to nevirapine for PMTCT

News
19 January 2016
TB treatment

Unlikely perk of prison life: Free, speedy TB treatment

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Mail & Guardian
12 January 2016
Tuberculosis & HIV

Protesters demand BRICS triple TB research funding

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Health-e
12 January 2016

Quest for tuberculosis vaccine begins as scientists aim to beat disease by 2035

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The Guardian
12 January 2016