Inside government’s confused response to the US funding crisis

Posted in: Access to Medicines, Focus 1, Focus 2, Healthcare system, Healthcare Workers, HIV, Latest, Spotlight

In late-January, the US suspended billions of dollars worth of international aid, including for HIV-related programmes in South Africa. The South African government could have responded by triggering an emergency funding mechanism but has failed to do so yet. In the meantime, activists, health researchers and even technical advisors to government are growing increasingly frustrated with the government’s lack of transparency on this issue.

Inside government’s confused response to the US funding crisis

No clear government plan yet to confront US aid cuts

Posted in: Access to Medicines, Focus 1, Focus 2, Healthcare system, Healthcare Workers, HIV, Latest, Spotlight, TB

South Africa’s National Department of Health is still to outline a clear contingency plan as a US funding freeze puts lives at risk, spells job losses, and presents threats to keeping HIV and TB under control. Ufrieda Ho reports.

No clear government plan yet to confront US aid cuts

AIDS 2022: How to tailor HIV prevention efforts to people’s needs

Posted in: HIV, Latest

One of the hot topics at the recently concluded AIDS 2022 conference held in Montreal, Canada, was how HIV prevention interventions such as pills or injections that prevent HIV infection should be made available to different groups of people. Tiyese Jeranji spoke to some local experts and an activist about the rich set of discussions.

AIDS 2022: How to tailor HIV prevention efforts to people’s needs

COVID-19: Sex workers say they struggle to access contraception, abortion and other services

Posted in: HIV, Latest, LGBTI, Reproductive Health

The COVID-19 pandemic and South Africa’s national lockdown has exacerbated existing challenges the LGBTQI+ community and sex workers experience in accessing sexual and reproductive healthcare services. Tiyese Jeranji reports.