Over the last decade there have been significant decreases in the rates of new HIV infections, HIV-related deaths, and mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) in South Africa. Yet, there are still staggering gaps between different subsets of the population.
The HIV epidemics in South Africa and the United States are different in important ways, but some key metrics look remarkably similar.
A special edition of the NSP Review published in September 2013 bore witness to the collapse of the Eastern Cape public health system. Death and dying in the Eastern Cape:…
South Africa’s Constitution states clearly that all citizens have the right to access health services. This means that our government has a constitutional responsibility to provide healthcare, and an obligation…
[caption id="attachment_1843" align="alignnone" width="567"] (Photo by Robert Hamblin)[/caption] Sex workers face significant barriers to accessing health services, experience a disproportionate burden of disease, and are subject to daily human rights…
[caption id="attachment_1843" align="alignnone" width="567"] (Photo by Robert Hamblin)[/caption] Sex workers face significant barriers to accessing health services, experience a disproportionate burden of disease, and are subject to daily human rights…
South Africans are hit hard when government plans do not translate into action. But now Health-e News Service is using an innovative programme to give communities a voice – and…
[caption id="attachment_1838" align="alignnone" width="567"] Activists protest outside the Department of Trade and Industry, demanding that the South African government fix the patent laws.(Photo by Roy Potterill)[/caption] Achieving the National Strategic…
[caption id="attachment_1834" align="alignnone" width="567"] (Photo by Thys Dullaart)[/caption] Successfully managing the challenges posed by diseases such as TB and HIV depends on the establishment of a strong and well-integrated health…
[caption id="attachment_1831" align="alignnone" width="567"] (Photo by Mariella Furrer, Médecins Sans Frontières)[/caption] Government leaders and the SA National AIDS Council were due to host their World AIDS Day events in Mpumalanga’s…
In October 2012, the SA National AIDS Council (SANAC) committed itself to a wide range of initiatives designed to improve its effectiveness and that of the country’s HIV prevention efforts.…
[caption id="attachment_1825" align="alignnone" width="567"] SCORES BY PROVINCE[/caption] Treatment Action Campaign activists have scored the Health MECs in their provinces based on their engagement with civil society, their participation in the…
