HIV

"Getting to zero: zero new HIV infections.” A National World Aids Day event organised by the office of the Deputy President, together with the Department of Health (DoH) and their respective stakeholders was held in the Gert Sibande District on 1 December 2013. Among those in attendance, was the honourable Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe in […]

A new home has been built at Stellenbosch University (SU) to accommodate the increasing number of activities around its HIV and AIDS projects and growing student numbers. The new building allows the Africa Centre to broaden its scope in terms of teaching and learning, research and community interaction relating to the HIV and AIDS pandemic,

Two bright young scientists from the National Health Laboratory Service’s (NHLS) National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) have brought the world a step closer to a possible HIV vaccine. Professor Lynn Morris, head of the NICD’s AIDS Research, and Dr Penny Moore, senior scientist in the NICD’s Centre for HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections, were

A data review by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has failed to confirm a previously described association between injectable or oral hormonal contraceptives and increased likelihood of HIV infection or disease progression, researchers reported in the June 22, 2012, issue of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Some prior research has suggested

12 June 2012; Durban. According to the Chairperson of the TB Conference Prof Martie van der Walt, the rate of TB infection is on the rise. It is stated that the TB epidemic is fuelled by high HIV co-infection rates and compounded by drug-resistant forms of the disease. This year the NHLS will join in

Cape Town, 13th June 2012 – A new clinical trial in the area of HIV prevention for women is underway in South Africa. It is known as “The Ring Study” and it will test the long-term safety and preventive efficacy of an antiretroviral drug, dapivirine, when this is contained in a vaginal ring that releases

South Africa has the largest HIV epidemic in the world. Estimates indicate that 5,6 million people in our country are living with HIV. It has also been shown that AIDS is the biggest killer in South Africa, causing 30% of deaths. As South Africa’s largest pathology group, the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), has as

NHLS commemorated World Aids Day by raising awareness about the pandemic as well as promoting the importance of knowing your status, by getting tested.  A fascinating lecture was presented by Prof. David Lewis, entitled -‘The 30-Year War on AIDS-Have We Reached the Turning Point?’, followed by a moving talk by guest speaker, Mr Rhulani Baloyi, a young man living with HIV. The proceedings were wrapped up with the musical talents of the NICD choir,

 24 November 2011   An AIDS patient previously on antiretroviral treatment appears to now be free of infection after a stem cell transplant where he received blood cells of a person with genes that are able to resist HIV infection. This so-called "Berlin patient" has raised the possibility that AIDS can be cured. Scientists are

1 December is World Aids Day; a day that brings together people from around the world to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS and demonstrate international solidarity in the face of the pandemic. The day is an opportunity for public and private partners to spread awareness about the status of the pandemic and encourage progress in HIV/AIDS prevention,