HIV/AIDS in the News
New health minister has hard work ahead Print E-mail
October 02, 2008

Johannesburg - South Africa's newly appointed health minister, Barbara Hogan, has inherited an unenviable to-do list from outgoing minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, but AIDS activists are optimistic that she is up to the job.

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New health minister means end of state AIDS 'denialism' Print E-mail
September 25, 2008
The appointment of Barbara Hogan and Dr Molefi Sefularo as health minister and deputy minister marks the end of “the period of politically supported AIDS denialism”.
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Gates Foundation now accepting Grand Challenges proposals Print E-mail
September 22, 2008

Seattle - The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is now accepting grant proposals for Round 2 of Grand Challenges Explorations, a five-year US$100-million initiative to encourage bold and unconventional research on new global health solutions.

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Coovadia joins Aeras board of directors Print E-mail
September 22, 2008

Rockville and Cape Town - The Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation has appointed South Africa's Professor Hoosen Coovadia to its board of directors.

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ARV and TB drugs taken together halve deaths Print E-mail
September 19, 2008

Johannesburg - Combining antiretroviral (ARV) therapy with treatment for tuberculosis (TB) could more than halve the current mortality rate among patients co-infected with HIV and TB, saving an estimated 10 000 lives a year in South Africa.

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