Access to ARVs is improving, but poor attitudes to patients are aggravating maternal mortality rates.

As the fallout regarding misinformation about vaccines and antiretrovirals shows, words can kill.

What, if anything, does the private healthcare sector have to offer the rural poor?

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Suicides among teenagers are on the rise, but parents can be taught to spot the warning signs.

New medicine combines ARVs into one pill, making them easier to supply.

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Patients go without key drugs as the province and suppliers trade blame for antiretroviral shortages.

After a seven-year battle, India’s government has successfully defended its right to reject drug patents if a medicine doesn’t deserve one.