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Bill Gates has included three SA doctors among his list of heroes.Image: Matthew Knight/Pool via REUTERS
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Bill Gates hails three South African doctors as heroes

Microsoft founder Bill Gates has included South African professors Salim Abdool Karim and his wife Quarraisha on his heroes list for their role in the fight against HIV/Aids and Covid-19. “Drawing on their experiences from HIV and TB,…

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The National Institute of Communicable Diseases has released Covid-19 data based on findings from March 5 to May 31.                                                                                                                                                          Image: REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
COMORBID

Race, gender and age: what the early Covid-19 stats in SA show

Data released by the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) has provided more insight into the race, gender, sex and underlying health issues of those infected by the coronavirus in SA. The statistics are based on 4,718…

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President Cyril Ramaphosa said South Africa can expect the total number of Covid-19 cases to pass the 50,000 mark during the course of this coming week, and it was also likely to record the 1,000th death from the devastating disease.                                                File picture. Image: Supplied
CANCER

Don’t be alarmed, says Ramaphosa as Covid-19 infections expected to rise rapidly

President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on South Africans not to be alarmed and to prepare for an expected rapid increase in Covid-19 infections. Writing in his weekly newsletter, the president noted that more than half of all cases of…

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HIV

‘You HIV people like making babies’: forced sterilisation for infected women

HIV-positive women who lodged complaints that they were sterilised in public hospitals without their informed consent have had their right to dignity‚ bodily integrity and freedom and security over their bodies violated. This is one of…

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HIV

Experimental HIV vaccine fails in testing

By TAMAR KAHN In a blow to global HIV vaccine research, scientists have halted a large SA trial testing an experimental shot, after a routine review found it does not work. There is no evidence it caused any harm. More than 35 years after…

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COUNSELLING

‘How HIV Saved My Life’gives hope to others

Mdantsane resident Loyiso Lindani did not allow herself to be deterred from voicing her story to find healing through her upcoming autobiography, How HIV Saved My Life. “I want to give a voice to the voiceless, to take ownership of the…

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Professor Glenda Gray, president of the South African Medical Research Council, is the first author on a study published this week about an HIV vaccine being tested in South Africa.Image: GroundUp/South African Medical Research Council
HIV

Hope for HIV vaccine being tested in SA

While it’s too soon to be confident, a vaccine originally tested in Thailand has shown promising early results An HIV vaccine candidate — initially tested in Thailand, where it had modest effects — has shown potential in a study in SA.…

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Truvada. File photo Image: Epa/Maurizio Gambarini via The Conversation
AIDS

Varsities get HIV safe pill

BY KATHARINE CHILD University and college students will for the first time be able to access HIV prevention medication called Truvada. This was announced by the Department of Higher Education and Training as part of its HIV and Aids…

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CFM

Nacosa hosts consultative talks on HIV-Aids

OVER the course of the last month, Nacosa have been conducting and facilitating Consultative Forum meetings (CFMs) throughout the Eastern Cape, including the Buffalo City district. Dedicated to “turning the tide on HIV/AIDS and TB, Nacosa…

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