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South Africa: Moulding men you can count on
JOHANNESBURG, 5 August 2010 (allAfrica.com) - Research shows that men are the main drivers of the HIV epidemic. Men transmit HIV to women, who, in turn, can infect their babies if they fall pregnant. But this can be prevented if men become a part of the woman's pregnancy.
Africa: Worrying Rates of Second-Line Treatment Failure
JOHANNESBURG, 5 August 2010 (allAfrica.com) — Patients with HIV on second-line antiretroviral (ARV) treatment are significantly more likely to experience treatment failure than those on first-line treatment, according to new research by health NGO Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).
South Africa: Deployment of HIV-Positive Soldiers Raises Compensation Issue
JOHANNESBURG, 4 August 2010 (allAfrica.com) — South Africa HAS started considering HIV-positive soldiers for deployment on external missions, a move that poses the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) with problems of compensation when the soldier dies of illness.
South Africa: Government Debt Delays Treatment
JOHANNESBURG, 4 August 2010 (allAfrica.com) — Drugs to treat HIV and tuberculosis (TB) are not reaching patients in South Africa's Eastern Cape Province because the local health department has not paid its suppliers, according to a civil society watchdog.
Early ART can save lives of HIV kids
JOHANNESBURG, 3 August 2010 (Sowetan) - A South African study has found that treating HIV-infected infants with antiretroviral therapy soon after birth, rather than waiting until they get sick, leads to improved survival rates.
Analysis: HIV generics under threat from tighter patenting rules
VIENNA, 3 August 2010 (PlusNews) - Most of the estimated 5.2 million people worldwide on antiretroviral (ARV) treatment are taking generic versions manufactured primarily in India, but tighter global intellectual property rights and trade rules could shut down "the pharmacy of the developing world".
