Africa Centre for HIV/AIDS Management

Bringing together role players from over the world: Mr Elhadj Amadou Sy (UNAIDS Director of Partnerships and External Relations), Mr Ebrahim Rasool (the then Premier of the Western Cape), Prof Russel Botman (Rector and Vice-Chancellor of Stellenbosch University) and Mr Pierre Uys (Western Cape MEC of Health), all made a contribution at last year's prestige World AIDS gala concert on 1 December.

Please share your experiences with us

To make a dent in the HIV qnd /AIDS epidemic and truly change the lives of the people affected by the disease, it is essential that all those involved with the battle against HIV and AIDS stand together and support one another. This page serves to keep you informed about the latest happenings in the field of HIV and AIDS and to ensure you keep in touch with all those who share your passion for tackling the pandemic hands-on.

The Africa Centre invites our current and former students to share information about HIV/AIDS related happenings in your area. You can also send us pictures and short reports about relevant happenings. Please send your contributions to aids@sun.ac.za – we’re looking forward to hearing from you. And remember: never underestimate the power of networking!

From our students

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VCT and re-testing
Death certificates and HIV/AIDS insurance

Addicts get high with AIDS meds (2 July)

AIDS patients in Durban are under siege from drug addicts who rob them of their antiretroviral treatment to get high, the KwaZulu-Natal Health Department said. Read the full story…

Gels to protect women from HIV may help men more (8 July)

Computer models predict that if and when protective gels or creams for women are perfected, they would reduce the risk that men could get the incurable virus from women.
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Harry lends Lesotho a hand (8 july)

Britain's Prince Harry was donning his work overalls as he joined in a project to revamp a centre for the disabled in the tiny African mountain kingdom of Lesotho.
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Interesting HIV and AIDS links

Moms, babies to benefit from new UN HIV initiative

Six African nations are among nine that will benefit from a 50 million-dollar initiative by UN agencies aimed at halting mother-to-child transmission of HIV. According to the 2008 UN Report on the global AIDS epidemic, the percentage of HIV-positive pregnant women receiving antiretroviral drugs to prevent mother-to-child transmission rose from 14 per cent to 33 per cent from 2005 to 2007. Read the full story.

India's writers tell AIDS stories

Some of India's best-known writers have come together in a unique anthology of writing which tells the human stories behind HIV/AIDS in the country, entitled AIDS Sutra: Untold Stories from India. India has one of the largest numbers of HIV-positive people in the world and they suffer serious social stigma Read the full story...

IAVI releases blueprint for HIV/AIDS vaccine research

The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative released a set of guidelines aimed at developing a safe and effective HIV and AIDS vaccine at the XVII International AIDS Conference. According to the guidelines, researchers should concentrate on smaller, more focused vaccine trials and abandon any candidates that do not show strong promise. Read the full story...

UN boss writes on HIV and AIDS and the stigma factor

I have met many remarkable people in my life: presidents, kings, diplomats. One of the most memorable of these encounters-and certainly most moving-came a bit more than a year ago, when I met a group of HIV-positive staff members at the UN. For me, it was a moment of epiphany. Suddenly, I saw the human face of HIV. Read the full story...

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