The vaccine to be tested is based on Thailand's RV144 trial which was moderately successful at preventing new HIV infections. Read more »
A study by the South African National AIDS Council has concluded that an estimated 153,000 sex workers are active in the country. Read more »
The ministry of health and child care has announced plans to scale up anti-retroviral therapy services by the end of 2014, amid concerns over the current deficit. Read more »
Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) said it was "carefully reviewing" allegations by former patients alleging they were sterilised without their consent at ... Read more »
The president is reported to have said: "Having HIV/Aids is a shame and disgrace to the society." Read more »
According to Statistician General Pali Lehohla, South African mortality has dropped to its lowest rate in more than a decade. Read more »
An NGO is trying to promote the female condom to students in higher education, young people out of school and sex workers. Read more »
Several risk factors place HIV-positive people at a higher risk of cancer, according to an expert. Read more »
The HIV/Aids activist group hopes to raise R10 million. Read more »
The HIV Research for Prevention 2014 conference taking place in Cape Town, South Africa is "the first global scientific meeting focused exclusively on the challenging and rapidly ... Read more »
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