Pandemics act on social fault lines: lessons for COVID-19 from HIV and AIDS: HIV activists in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa in 2004. Solidarity and organisation were key in fighting HIV stigma. Gideon Mendel/Corbis via Getty ImagesRalph Kretzen, who died on 26 August 1982, and Pieter Daniël (Charles) Steyn, who died on 1 January 1983, were the first two people officially … [Read more...] about Pandemics act on social fault lines: lessons for COVID-19 from HIV and AIDS | The Conversation
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Mabuza to lead World Aids Day commemorations in Soweto
Mabuza to lead World Aids Day commemorations in Soweto: This year’s theme for the global event is Cheka Impilo or know your status. ...... Source: WN.com - Southafrica News City of Johannesburg crackdown uncovers counterfeit goods worth R18m in a day: Law enforcement agencies uncovered counterfeit goods worth R18m in Johannesburg's inner city. ...... Source: WN.com … [Read more...] about Mabuza to lead World Aids Day commemorations in Soweto
How innovation can help end the AIDS epidemic by 2030 | The Conversation
How innovation can help end the AIDS epidemic by 2030: The WHO recommends HIV viral load testing to monitor people on ARVs. ShutterstockA United Nations initiative backed by global experts has set its sights on an ambitious programme to bring an end to the AIDS epidemic by 2030. The 90-90-90 strategy aims to do this by reaching three targets: 90% of all people with HIV must … [Read more...] about How innovation can help end the AIDS epidemic by 2030 | The Conversation
UN says global fight against Aids is at ‘precarious point’
UN says global fight against Aids is at ‘precarious point’: UN says global fight against Aids is at ‘precarious point’: The United Nations’ HIV/Aids body UNAIDS said while deaths were falling and treatment rates rising, rates of new HIV infections threatened to derail efforts to defeat the disease. [LISTEN] Pay back the billions you dodged in taxes, Sars tells … [Read more...] about UN says global fight against Aids is at ‘precarious point’
Church outrage against spanking aids violence against South Africa’s children | The Conversation
Church outrage against spanking aids violence against South Africa's children: Global faith organisations are working to end violence against children. ShutterstockSome churches and Christian lobbies are outraged by a groundbreaking South African court ruling on 19th October 2017 that outlaws the spanking of children. The court found that the common law defence of spanking as a … [Read more...] about Church outrage against spanking aids violence against South Africa’s children | The Conversation
