Tag: HIV/AIDS

SA seeks new HIV funding

The South African government has begun urgent discussions with local and international funding organisations to address a budget shortfall in its HIV treatment programme after US President Donald Trump halted nearly $440 million (R8 Billion) in aid from the US President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi told MPs recently that […]

Read more...

HIV clinics face hardship after US cut funding

The gates at a Johannesburg LGBTQ clinic called OUT have been closed for more than a week and HIV prevention and treatment services suspended for its 6 000 clients. The lights are also off at the University of the Witwatersrand’s HIV project, a leader in the provision of services to sex workers in South Africa, […]

Read more...

Rolene Strauss raises awareness around HIV

With HIV/AIDS statistics soaring up each year, Miss South Africa 2014 and medical doctor, Rolene Strauss recently shared her personal story on how she was exposed to the virus while at work. Taking to her Instagram page to share her experience, Rolene said after the birth of her first son in 2017, while she was […]

Read more...