HIV/Aids stigma still real
Despite strides being made on the science front when it comes to the treatment of HIV, activists say stigma remains a big problem in communities.
HIV stigma
Former president Mbeki still in denial about AIDS
Despite all the evidence and the turnaround in the HIV/AIDS epidemic since the rollout of ARV therapy, Mbeki still doubts the cause of AIDS.
Pandemics act on social fault lines: lessons for COVID-19 from HIV and AIDS
Ralph Kretzen, who died on 26 August 1982, and Pieter Daniël (Charles) Steyn, who died on 1 January 1983, were the first two people officially […]
How preschools can do more to support children living with HIV
Thanks to antiretroviral therapy, children living with HIV are likely to live much longer than they would without treatment. They will go to school like […]
“We have an historic opportunity to put an end to the AIDS epidemic in Africa”
Parked on Ouagadougou’s red soil opposite the association’s clinic under the burning sun, the ‘mobile screening’ van is the pride of the African Solidarity Association […]
Overcoming the real – and perceived – barriers to HIV testing
There was a time when HIV was untreatable, heavily stigmatised, and the benefits of testing weren’t as clear as they are now. But that was […]
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