The Treatment Action Campaign’s General Secretary Vuyiseka Dubula-Majola and Chairperson Nonkosi Khumalo have received the John M Lloyd Foundation Leadership Award in Los Angeles.
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It is fitting that one of the sharpest minds and committed leaders of South Africa’s illustrious AIDS activist movement has documented not only the atrocities perpetuated by the Mbeki-Manto reign, but also the evolution of one of the greatest civil society activist movements in our country’s history.
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OPINION: Recent legislation to strengthen tobacco control policy in South Africa is a progressive step to protect the public health of the country. By Evan Blecher.
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Ten months into what many will agree is one of the toughest cabinet portfolios, health minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi shares his vision for healthcare in South Africa. In his first wide-ranging interview the former Limpopo doctor speaks frankly about National Health Insurance, HIV and the struggling health system.
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An outbreak of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) in the Free State has resulted in the death of one person and six others hospitalised.
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Human rights groups have called for political leaders to fulfil their commitments towards universal access for antiretroviral (ARV) treatment and keep their promises.
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Every day, programs supported by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria save at least 3 600 lives, prevent thousands of new infections and alleviate untold suffering. Global Fund present its 2010 Results Report, which shows how its investments have helped accelerate progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). All the documents can be found here.
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In the last “Living with AIDS” feature we heard how young men in Orange Farm, situated in the south of Johannesburg, are taking to medical circumcision in their hundreds. This week, we hear the reasons fuelling their enthusiasm.
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