HIV treatment in SA is changing. Here are 7 things you...

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The HIV drug dolutegravir is the star of new treatment guidelines from the government and the Southern African HIV Clinicians’ Society. From 2023, the medicine will be the go-to drug in all treatment plans — for infants, children and pregnant women.

She had a miscarriage. Now she’s facing life in prison

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Scores of women in Argentina could be facing life in prison for what health experts say are obstetric emergencies such as miscarriages.

Come work with us: We’re hiring a programme associate

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Do you have proven experience in the nonprofit sector and want to learn about media development and donors? This job could be for you. The...

[WATCH] ‘I’m a warrior’: How the anti-HIV injection empowers young women

An anti-HIV injection called CAB-LA has just been approved by South Africa’s medicines regulator, and the health department says it could be in clinics by August 2023 — but only if the price is right. In Cape Town, more than 200 women have been using the two-monthly jab as part of a study. We spoke to three of them.

[Watch it again] New pills, new rules: What’s next for ARVs?

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In this webinar, a panel of world-class experts discussed what South Africa's updated guidelines for how we use ARVs may look like.

Fear of the F-word: Why Somalia won’t say ‘famine’ as 7.8-million...

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Somalia is facing a humanitarian crisis. Many people have been displaced due to climate change-induced droughts, and conflict between the army and al-Shabaab has left many regions without food.

Blood on the floor, drips in the dark: Johannesburg is crumbling....

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A combination of failures by the municipal, provincial and national government left a hospital in the south of Johannesburg without water or electricity for parts of November. Find out what’s behind the chaos.

The anti-HIV jab has been approved in SA, says Sahpra. Here’s...

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South Africa’s medicine regulator has registered CAB-LA, a new anti-HIV jab. But for how much will drugmaker ViiV Healthcare sell it to the government? We asked them in our TV programme, Health Beat.

4 ways to make it easy to take the HIV prevention...

The Aurum Institute is making it easier for people to access HIV prevention medication.Their project includes a screening tool and support groups, and has already reached over 100 000 people.

Health Beat #3 | Meet the first SA women to get...

South Africa saw 200 000 new HIV infections in 2021, according to UNAids. A new injection called CAB-LA could be a game changer. It works better than a daily pill to prevent HIV infection — and only has to be taken once every two months.