Inquirer.net, 01 April 2014
MANILA, Philippines—Four hundred eighty-six new cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which could lead to the fatal Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), were reported in February, a 43-percent increase from figures seen in the same period in 2013, the Department of Health said.
Out of 486 cases, 36 were already full-blown AIDS, it added.
IOLNews, 01 April 2014
Johannesburg - An estimated 6.4 million people were living with HIV/Aids in 2012, a study by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) revealed on Tuesday.
The findings of the SA National HIV Prevalence, Incidence and Behaviour Survey 2012, was officially launched in Pretoria.
Over 38 000 people were interviewed and almost 29 000 agreed to be tested for HIV.
TheNewAge, 01 April 2014
The Department of Health yesterday signed a ground-breaking pledge with traditional leaders in a renewed effort to fight TB, HIV-Aids and other sexually transmitted diseases in the country.
The pledge was signed under the auspices of the South African National Aids Council (Sanac)in Centurion, outside Pretoria, and follows a renewed effort to stamp out TB and HIV-Aids especially in rural areas where traditional leaders still command respect and confidence among communities.
Traditional leaders form a significant part of Sanac which is driven from the office of Deputy President Kgalema Mothlanthe.
HealthDay, 31 March 2014
MONDAY, March 31, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Providing drug therapy to HIV-positive prison inmates helped a significant number of them achieve suppression of the virus before they were released, a new study finds.
HIV patients with so-called "viral suppression" are less likely to transmit the AIDS-causing virus to others, experts noted.
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