Opinion: Return of the quacks
For a long time, South Africa has been a country where charlatans are able to flourish and peddle dangerous remedies for all kinds of ailments.
A vision without a plan: In-depth analysis of SA’s new HIV and TB plan
South Africa’s HIV and TB plan for the next five years has been riddled with controversy. Here’s our assessment of the plan.
The madness and evil of Manto and Thabo meets the madness and evil of Bathabile and Jacob
By Anso Thom
Having reported with many journalist colleagues on the darkest days on former President Thabo Mbeki and his health minister Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang’s distressing, fatal and quite mad HIV-denialism, the latest saga around social grants did bring back a sense of déjà vu.
Prisons and the New NSP: Nobody left behind?
by Ariane Nevin and Thulani Ndlovu- Evidence has shown that prisons are a key battleground in the fight against HIV and TB.This means that any HIV and TB plan that doesn’t address the drivers of HIV and TB in prisons will fall woefully short of achieving its goals. And sadly, the latest draft of the NSP, with its inadequate prison-focused interventions, looks set to do just that.
HIV docs win quack HIV gel case
The South Gauteng High Court this week ruled in favour of the SA HIV Clinicians Society in its legal battle with a doctor who promoted a product marketed as Dr Hugh’s Dermo Blue Pre-sex Protection Gel, which claimed to prevent HIV infection.
Sex Work and the new NSP
By Marlise Richter[1], Thuli Khoza[2] and Katlego Rasebitse[3] Sex Work and the ‘National Strategic Plan on HIV, STIs and TB 2017-2022’ - time to be brave! No HIV plan or…
SA’s new AIDS plan falls short on community health workers
By Sasha Stevenson- South Africa’s new National Strategic Plan (NSP) on HIV, TB and STIs will be launched on March 24.
Fly by night tenders: A Spotlight special investigation into aeromedical service in South Africa
By Marcus Low and Ntsiki Mpulo – Aircraft have been used effectively to provide emergency medical services and to transport medical specialists and other supports services to deep rural and underserved areas in South Africa since 1960.
South Africa: Sexual violence in Platinum Mining Belt a major driver of HIV
Press Release By Medecins Sans Frontieres Seattle/Rustenburg - New analysis of data detailing the extent of sexual violence in the Rustenburg area indicates that one in five HIV infections (approximately…
New TB and HIV science from CROI 2017
By Marcus Low – The Conference for Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) was held in Seattle this week. Click to read about some of the presentations and findings.
NSP Draft 1: Good Enough?
Last year we published an article responding to the so-called “draft zero” of South Africa’s new National Strategic Plan for HIV, TB and STIs. We have now received an updated…
Talking to teens about sex and protection
By Nomatter Ndebele – It was business as usual at the International Aids conference in Durban in July 2016. The South African Minister of Health was about to address a plenary session when two young girls took to the stage.