Wits, UJ and Tuks in talks with govt to roll out ARVs on campus: Johannesburg - The universities of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg and Pretoria have revealed that they were in talks with the Gauteng Department of Health in a bid to roll out ARVs and the Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) pill. This follows a recent announcement at the Cape University of Technology (CPUT), where the … [Read more...] about Wits, UJ and Tuks in talks with govt to roll out ARVs on campus
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ARVs and children: new research shows the devastating impact of a late start | The Conversation
ARVs and children: new research shows the devastating impact of a late start: ShutterstockSouth Africa’s programme to give mothers antiretroviral treatment preventing them from transmitting HIV to their babies during pregnancy and breastfeeding is rightly lauded for saving lives. The introduction of ARVs just after the turn of the century resulted … [Read more...] about ARVs and children: new research shows the devastating impact of a late start | The Conversation
SA rolls out HIV treatment, ARVs to sex workers
South Africa has launched Africa’s first plan to prevent and treat HIV among sex workers. South Africa will soon begin providing HIV treatment to HIV-positive sex workers upon diagnosis as part of its new announced national plan. Currently, most people living with HIV must wait until their CD4 counts – a measure of the immune […] The post SA rolls out HIV treatment, ARVs … [Read more...] about SA rolls out HIV treatment, ARVs to sex workers
More nurses trained to administer ARVs
Johannesburg - About 1 019 nurses in Gauteng have been trained to initiate ARVs to shorten the waiting period for people who need to be put on treatment. Gauteng Health and Social Development MEC, Ntombi Mekgwe, announced during the department's budget for 2011/2012 that R1.912 billion has been allocated to strengthen the fight against HIV and Aids. She noted that by the … [Read more...] about More nurses trained to administer ARVs
