Earlier this week, reports surfaced of doctors in the US who had successfully “cured” an infant of HIV. According to the Mail & Guardian, the child was born HIV positive and placed on ARV treatment consisting of three different anti-retroviral drugs at 30 hours. Now, two and a half years later, the child is regarded [...]
We’ve discussed some scary statistics when it comes to HIV and Aids. We’ve also spoken before about the importance of condoms in preventing the spread of HIV. Now, according to TimesLive, a recent study conducted by the Royal Society has shown just how effective they can be. According to figures published in the Royal Society [...]
With South Africa finally making progress and rolling out free anti-retrovirals (ARVs), the use of Efavirenz (a common ARV) in a drug joint smoked called WHOONGA (what kind of name is that?) is a terrible blow to us all. Whoonga is currently found in the townships of Durban. According to Donna Bryson, Associated Press, “Police [...]
In recent training with over 300 teenagers, the majority of whom are sexually active (read one of my previous posts on Teenagers Have Sex) I was impressed with their knowledge about HIV and AIDS. I must acknowledge that a lot of communities, NGOs, schools, churches and the like, are discussing life skills, STIs (sexually transmitted [...]