There is a perception that AIDS activism is largely dead, that the AIDS activists have “retired”. There is a narrative and belief among some that there is a serious and…
For over 30 years activism has been the engine that has driven almost every advance in our response to the AIDS epidemic. Mark Heywood assesses the state of activism in…
According to leaked information about UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibe's correspondence with McKinsey and Company, 2018 will mark the beginning of the end of UNAIDS: the embattled leader has hatched…
By Ellen 't Hoen As the world gathers in Amsterdam for the 22nd International AIDS Conference, high medicines prices are again making headlines across the world. Ellen 't Hoen takes…
There are many reasons why the end of the AIDS epidemic is not yet in sight and why the International AIDS Conference still matters, writes IAS President Linda-Gail Bekker. The…
The 90-90-90 targets have become key indicators against which to measure our progress in the HIV response. A new Human Sciences Research Council survey provides some estimates of how we are doing.
The People’s Health Movement South Africa (PHm-SA) are supportive of the principles that underpin the NHI, but they have several reservations about whether the NHI Bill can deliver universal health coverage. David Sanders & Louis Reynolds of PHM-SA explains.
What are the key numbers regarding the HIV and TB epidemics in South Africa? We have published a new page on our website where we will keep track of all the latest estimates from a variety of sources.
By Kerry Cullinan While the public health system is desperately under-funded, money alone will not fix it. Yet this is the underlying assumption of the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill,…
By Laetitia Rispel South Africa’s Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has finally gazetted the bill detailing an ambitious plan to roll out universal health care in the country through a National Health…
By Russell Rensburg The release of the NHI Bill for public comment is a significant milestone in the transformation of the South African health sector. Since 1994, there have been…
[caption id="attachment_4683" align="alignnone" width="300"] Doris Ntuli[/caption] By Sasha Stevenson SECTION27 supports the extension of healthcare to as many South Africans as possible, but until the public health system is fixed…