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South Africa: Researchers Launch HIV/Aids Vaccine Trials
Argus, 21 July 2009
The discovery of a safe, effective HIV/Aids vaccine will mark the biggest achievement in modern world history, says Medical Research Council president Professor Anthony Mbewu. Read more »
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Africa: Aids Medication Can Go to All, Says UN Expert
Health-e, 20 July 2009
AIDS needs to removed from isolation and become an entry point to transforming society, attaining the Millennium Development Goals, uplifting health systems and ultimately making… Read more »
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Africa: Trial of Continent's First HIV Vaccines Underway
SciDev.Net, 23 July 2009
The first candidate HIV vaccines to be developed in Africa have begun clinical testing at two sites in South Africa. Read more »
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Africa: HIV Prevention Needs More Focus, Say Experts
Health-e, 22 July 2009
Scientists have renewed the call for more immediate and urgent effort to be directed towards HIV prevention amid the dominance of treatment interventions and the world-wide search… Read more »
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South Africa: ARVs Could Be Used to Prevent HIV Infection
Health-e, 20 July 2009
While universal access to antiretroviral treatment remains a dream for millions of poor people living with HIV, scientists speaking at the 5th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis,… Read more »
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Africa: World Leaders Urged to Continue Funding Aids Programmes
Health-e, 20 July 2009
The world's foremost AIDS scientists last night (Sunday) accused the G8 countries of "astonishing delinquency", being "crazy" and "not just pathetic, but criminal" by failing at… Read more »
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Africa: Rapid Tests Monitor HIV Patients' Health
SciDev.Net, 23 July 2009
A set of quick, cheap tests that analyse the health of HIV patients' immune systems has been unveiled. Read more »
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South Africa: High Demand for Male Circumcision
Health-e, 22 July 2009
South Africa's male circumcision (MC) research project in Orange Farm outside Johannesburg has circumcised over 9 000 men since January 2008, but are unable to assist men coming… Read more »
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South Africa: Motlanthe's Address Puts Back in International HIV/Aids Fold
Health-e, 20 July 2009
Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe took a massive stride last night (19 May) towards re-establishing the South African government's credibility in the eyes of the world's AIDS… Read more »
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South Africa: State-of-the-Art Labs Offer Hope for Poor Communities
Health-e, 22 July 2009
Scientists attending the 5th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention (IAS 2009) yesterday visited Gugulethu where they were shown how state-of-the-art HIV… Read more »
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South Africa: New Lease for PMTCT
Health-e, 21 July 2009
Returning the focus to an HIV prevention method that has been known to work for over a decade holds the key to not just eliminating paediatric AIDS, but putting South Africa on the… Read more »
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Africa: IAS Opening Address By Stephen Lewis
Health-e, 20 July 2009
In my younger days, decades upon decades ago, we were consumed by the threat of nuclear annihilation. The forces of darkness, East and West, seemed in the ascendance. The Doomsday… Read more »
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Africa: Male Circumcision Does Not Decrease Sexual Satisfaction
Health-e, 20 July 2009
Nervous giggles filled a meeting room at the 5th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention (IAS 2009) yesterday when discussions turned to… Read more »