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Officials from the US Department of Defence provided 30 Vietnamese military doctors and nurses with specialised training in HIV/AIDS testing and counseling in Ho Chi Minh City on Dec. 9. The training was conducted within the framework of the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS…

by CLARE NULLIS South Africa's new health minister asked scientists on Monday to intensify their efforts to find an AIDS vaccine amid widespread gloom over recent research setbacks. Health Minister Barbara Hogan said government policies over the past 10 years had failed. Her speech Monday…

by Nada Ali For years now, women's groups in Southern Africa have campaigned tirelessly to ensure that the Southern African Development Community adopt the Protocol on Gender and Development. Yesterday, the SADC finally took that historic step. Member states will be obliged to amend their…

by CLARE NULLIS AIDS activists are celebrating the removal of South Africa's health minister, accused of causing countless unnecessary deaths by promoting nutritional supplements instead of conventional medicine for people with HIV. New President Kgalema Motlanthe, within hours of taking office Thursday, won instant praise…

DURBAN, 2 April 2009 (PlusNews) - Task-shifting is urgently needed if South Africa is to meet its ambitious goal of reaching 80 percent of those in need of antiretroviral (ARV) treatment by 2011, delegates attending the fourth national AIDS conference heard this week. South Africa will…

by NOSIMILO NDLOVU Provincial health departments faced with antiretroviral drug shortages are defiantly overspending on their budgets, rather than see patients die. Limpopo anticipates shortages and is overspending to keep patients on treatment. "We are employed to save lives so we would rather overspend now…

by Kerry Cullinan and Anso Thom There is no reason why South Africa's dysfunctional health system cannot be turned around within five years, according to new Health Minister Barbara Hogan. "I was fortunate to oversee the transformation of the SA Revenue Service from parliament, and…

The US Embassy on Oct. 7 announced three new grants totalling more than 28.5 million USD for projects aimed at combating the spread of HIV/AIDS in Vietnam. These contracts will be implemented through the US Agency for International Development (USAID) under the President's Emergency Plan…

South Africa is falling into line with other countries in bringing awareness of the dangers of HIV and risky sexual behaviour to younger and younger children. Children of 12 are indulging in risky sex, highlighting the need for a speedy shift in sexual health awareness.…

by Xolani Mbanjwa A mere one-percent reduction in the HIV prevalence of pregnant mothers means nothing in a country where treatment of the disease is still not adequate and universal, the Treatment Action Campaign has warned. This comes after health minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang told reporters…