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Jasper Hoon.

Health professionals smacked on the wrist

Patient Jasper Hoon is critical about the low maximum sanction the council can administer on doctors who provide insufficient care.
Some genetically engineered tomatoes contain high levels of the antioxidant anthocyanin

The jury is out on antioxidants

These "cancer-fighting" molecules may not be the good guys we have been led to believe.
A staff member drives home one of the problems at Baragwanath Hospital.

Broken machines and shortages vex Baragwanath Hospital

Doctors from the Soweto hospital have approached the Mail & Guardian in a last-resort effort to get the equipment, supplies and services they need.
The Pretoria high court has dismissed Wouter Basson's review application.

Truth has prevailed, says Basson victim’s wife

Family members of victims of Wouter Basson have expressed relief that the apartheid-era doctor has been found guilty after a six-year trial.
Hundreds of thousands of HIV patients could be affected by Pepfar's shift in funding policy

US health policy weighs on SA’s HIV patients

Hundreds of thousands of HIV patients could be affected by Pepfar's shift in funding policy, according to a new report.
Scientists say the current tests designed to detect even very low levels of HIV present in the body are simply not sensitive enough.

KZN traffic officers wrongly conducting HIV tests

KwaZulu-Natal traffic officers have allegedly stopped drivers at the Mooi River Toll plaza on the N3 and forced them to take HIV tests.
Simple solution: A fixed-dose combination ARV pill should make distribution and patient compliance easier.

ARVs deliver (when delivered)

A new single-dose drug is freely available after a bumpy start.
Although South Africa's NHI will focus on primary healthcare

Brazil and Thailand got it right – can SA really make NHI work?

Rwanda, too, has succeeded in doing what this country has only been talking about for 18 years.
Sending a message: Nelson Mandela with Aids activist Zackie Achmat. Mandela encouraged people to speak about HIV after the death of his son Makgatho from Aids.

Madiba: The belated rise of an Aids activist

Mandela regretted not acting on HIV during his presidency, but he made up for it in spades.
To uphold Nelson Mandela’s legacy

Mandela and the belated rise of an Aids activist

Former president Nelson Mandela regretted not acting on HIV during his presidency, but he made up for it in spades.
Over the last decade a growing number of studies have raised the alarm about men's low involvement in HIV services.

Shift in mood towards HIV

A recent Cape Town AIDS conference showed a shift in the global mood on HIV.
George Hospital was recently upgraded

NHI still has a way to go before the training wheels come off

Fixing healthcare needs a multidisciplinary approach, not just a medical focus.
Topvein was marketed as a cure for AIDS

How true are reports of breakthrough Aids ‘cures’?

As the world recently marked World Aids Day, Africa Check has investigated the evidence behind three claims of an Aids breakthrough "cure".
Over the last decade a growing number of studies have raised the alarm about men's low involvement in HIV services.

On World Aids Day, SA cannot celebrate

While 20-million people have been tested for HIV in South Africa, there are still shortages of medicines and mismanagement in the health sector.
Cotlands is a former children's Aids hospice that was converted to an early childhood development facilitation centre.

Journeying through HIV and early education

From being diagnosed with HIV to falling pregnant, Patience Tshabalala's life took a turn after volunteering at a former children's Aids hospice.
Prudence Mabele was an activist by day and a traditional healer by night. She helped win the fight for HIV treatment in SA and went on to tackle a host of other issues including LGBTI rights. She passed away on 11 June 2017

Prudence Mabele: “I have seen ARVs save lives”

Mabele helped lead the fight for antiretrovirals in SA. A memorial service will be held for her today. This was her last interview with Bhekisisa.