SA compares well with US on some HIV metrics
The HIV epidemics in South Africa and the United States are different in important ways, but some key metrics look remarkably similar.
Face to Face: Winde on HIV, Zille and tough choices
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde is chairing the province’s AIDS council, something his predecessor Helen Zille did not do. Alicestine October sat down with Winde to discuss HIV, Zille and much more.
OPINION: Fix our clinics, save our lives
We are not making a flippant statement or trying to cry wolf, but we have a crisis in our health system which will have a devastating impact if not addressed, writes three people involved with the new Ritshidze clinic monitoring initiative.
New UNAIDS head visits Soshanguve
The new Executive Director of UNAIDS Winnie Byanyima was in Soshanguve, a township north of Pretoria, on Friday for a clinic visit, a town hall engagement with the local community, and to partake in activities of a new clinic monitoring project.
Timeline: Moments in the history of HIV
Spotlight compiled a timeline of key moments in the world’s and South Africa’s fight against HIV.
In graphics: Will South Africa meet UNAIDS’s HIV targets for 2020?
Is South Africa on course to meet UNAIDS’s HIV targets set for 2020? These four graphs track our progress.
ARVs on campus at CPUT: Is it working?
A new HIV programme was launched at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology earlier this year. Spotlight intern Liviwe Finca went to see how well the programme is working.
ANALYSIS: The number one challenge in our HIV response
What is the state of South Africa’s HIV response on World AIDS Day 2019? Marcus Low asks the question and identifies our number one problem in combatting the virus as we head into 2020.
A hidden killer of people living with HIV
Cryptococcal meningitis is the second leading killer of people with HIV, behind only tuberculosis. Yet, access to a new, better medicine that can save lives remains limited.
A children’s hospice rising like an oasis
In July Bloemfontein is dry and hued in shades of brown. Against this backdrop, the Sunflower Children’s Hospice rises like an oasis: the house is covered in bright murals and surrounded by trees and budding shrubs. Biénne Huisman stepped inside.
HIV in SA: Seven graphs that tell the story
The recently published outputs of the Thembisa mathematical model of HIV in South Africa paint a remarkable picture of the history of HIV in this country.
Who should be the new head of UNAIDS?
Earlier this week it was reported that a short list of five people is still in the running for the UNAIDS top job. Our editors give their perspective on this time of change at UNAIDS.