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The City of Tshwane has approved a new HIV/AIDS workplace counselling policy aimed at supporting employees and reducing new infections, marking a significant step towards fostering a compassionate work environment
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n Lesotho, where one in four adults lives with HIV, traditional healer Lieketseng Lucia Tjatji is seeing a surge in desperate patients seeking alternatives to lifesaving antiretroviral drugs. After Trump's February aid freeze cut off vital medication, many are turning to ancient remedies that medical experts warn could reverse years of progress against the epidemic.
Professor Thumbi Ndung'u and his team at the Africa Health Research Institute are pioneering a study that explores innovative treatments for HIV, aiming to reduce reliance on lifelong antiretroviral therapy (ART) and improve the quality of life for those affected.
UKZN's groundbreaking HIV cure trial in Durban reveals promising results, potentially revolutionising treatment strategies for HIV in Africa.
As the fallout from the US funding cuts to South Africa’s HIV/AIDS programme unfolds, President Cyril Ramaphosa calls for the nation to embrace self-reliance, spotlighting the urgency for independent healthcare solutions amidst a looming crisis.
The WHO chief warned that US funding cuts, especially for HIV and Malaria programmes, could undo decades of global health progress and lead to millions of preventable deaths.
A new annual injection for HIV prevention, Lenacapavir, shows promise in trials.
A groundbreaking SAMRC study has uncovered significant underreporting of HIV-related deaths in South Africa, despite the country running the world's largest antiretroviral programme.
Health minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has told the members of the National Assembly that South Africa must take responsibility for the HIV/AIDS funding crisis after US President Donald Trump slashed funding aid.
ANC activists and MK Party leaders demand treason charges against AfriForum, claiming their US lobbying led to funding cuts affecting 15,000 South African families.
Pepfar-funded HIV organisations receiving grants from USAID, received letters on Thursday alerting them that their grants have been terminated.
South African aid agencies are set to continue lifesaving services as a recent US waiver allows funding to resume, following a controversial freeze linked to the Land Expropriation Act.
Africa Check clarifies the funding sources for South Africa's HIV/Aids programmes, refuting Gareth Cliff's claims that the US is the sole contributor.
Minister Gayton McKenzie discusses the importance of South Africa's wealth and its relationship with the US in a revealing interview.
If the Trump administration could shut down USAID in the way in which they have done, affecting the lives of millions, AGOA is unlikely to survive, says Neil Diamond, president of the SA Chamber of Commerce in the US.