SOUTH AFRICA: Cheaper AIDS drugs to be made locally
7 April 2003 (PlusNews ), People living with HIV/AIDS in South Africa could soon be able to access cheaper anti-AIDS drugs under a new project which will manufacture generic medication in the country.
http://www.plusnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=33387
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SOUTH AFRICA: HIV/AIDS crippling public health sector
4 April 2003 (PlusNews ), With an increasing number of HIV/AIDS patients seeking health care from already over-stretched public sector facilities, the HIV/AIDS epidemic is undermining the quality of care in South Africa's health system.
http://www.plusnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=33381
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SOUTH AFRICA: New trials to "nuke" HI virus
4 April 2003 (PlusNews ), A South African medical school is set to begin HIV-AIDS treatment trials using electro-magnetic technology, the South African Press Association (SAPA) reported on Thursday.
http://www.plusnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=33384
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SOUTH AFRICA: Mining giant expands HIV/AIDS programme
3 April 2003 (PlusNews ), South Africa's second-largest gold producer on Thursday said it would soon provide antiretroviral drugs to all employees living with HIV/AIDS.
http://www.plusnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=33376
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SOUTH AFRICA: AIDS guidelines for future JSE companies
3 April 2003 (PlusNews ), Africa's largest stock exchange on Thursday encouraged its 462 listed companies to include HIV/AIDS work plans in their annual corporate reporting.
http://www.plusnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=33377
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SOUTH AFRICA: TAC again attacks Tshabalala-Msimang
2 April 2003 (PlusNews ), South Africa's Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) on Wednesday said Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang was hiding behind religion while people died of AIDS-related illnesses.
http://www.plusnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=33372
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SOUTH AFRICA: Scientist slams health minister's AIDS diet
1 April 2003 (PlusNews ), South African Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang last week recommended a combination of garlic, onions, virgin olive oil and the African potato to boost the immune systems of people living with HIV/AIDS.
http://www.plusnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=39809
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SOUTH AFRICA: Scientist slams health minister's AIDS diet
31 March 2003 (PlusNews ), South African Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang last week recommended a combination of garlic, onions, virgin olive oil and the African potato to boost the immune systems of people living with HIV/AIDS.
http://www.plusnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=33366
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SOUTH AFRICA: AIDS managed as a chronic illness
27 March 2003 (PlusNews ), South African medical group Qualsa Healthcare on Thursday said more emphasis had to be placed on inexpensive methods of combating HIV/AIDS.
http://www.plusnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=33360
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SOUTH AFRICA: Government has forced our hand - activists
26 March 2003 (PlusNews ), South Africa's Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) on Wednesday said its recent attack on Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang was provoked by the government's policies.
http://www.plusnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=33353
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SOUTH AFRICA: Feature - tackling world's worst TB epidemic
26 March 2003 (PlusNews ), South Africa is said to be facing one of the worst tuberculosis (TB) epidemics in the world, with disease rates up to 60 times higher than those currently experienced in the United States.
http://www.plusnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=33356
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SOUTH AFRICA: Patience has run out - AIDS activists
25 March 2003 (PlusNews ), South Africa's Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) on Tuesday said its patience with the government had run out.
http://www.plusnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=33347
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SOUTH AFRICA: AIDS activists shout down health minister
25 March 2003 (PlusNews ), South African AIDS activists continued a civil disobedience campaign on Tuesday by shouting down Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang as she tried to address a conference.
http://www.plusnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=33350
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SOUTH AFRICA: Police action unacceptable - AIDS activists
24 March 2003 (PlusNews ), South Africa's Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) on Monday condemned the government's response to peaceful protests for a national HIV/AIDS treatment plan.
http://www.plusnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=33342
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SOUTH AFRICA: AIDS activists condemn police action
24 March 2003 (PlusNews ), South Africa's Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) on Monday condemned the government's response to peaceful protestors demanding a national HIV/AIDS treatment plan.
http://www.plusnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=33344
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SOUTH AFRICA: One of the world's worst TB epidemics
21 March 2003 (PlusNews ), South Africa is facing one of the worst Tuberculosis (TB) epidemics in the world, with disease rates up to 60 times higher than currently experienced by the United States or Western Europe, the South African Red Cross Society (SARCS) has warned.
http://www.plusnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=33339
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SOUTH AFRICA: Activists charge ministers over HIV/AIDS deaths
20 March 2003 (PlusNews ), South African AIDS activists have laid charges of culpable homicide against the ministers of health and trade and industry for failing to prevent an estimated 600 AIDS-related deaths every day.
http://www.plusnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=33338
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SOUTH AFRICA: Companies lacking HIV/AIDS policy
19 March 2003 (PlusNews ), Mining giant, Anglo-American, on Wednesday expressed concern over companies who are ill-prepared for the impact of AIDS on their workforce.
http://www.plusnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=33333
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SOUTH AFRICA: Feature - Domestic workers and AIDS discrimination
19 March 2003 (PlusNews ), Florence Tshabalala [not her real name] had been barely working for a month when her employer took her to the clinic for what was supposed to be a routine check-up. After being tested for HIV without her knowledge, she was told that her services as a domestic worker were no longer needed.
http://www.plusnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=33335
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SOUTH AFRICA: Blood bank sets record straight
18 March 2003 (PlusNews ), The South African National Blood Service (SANBS) on Tuesday said its products were among the safest in the world and were tested in line with international standards.
http://www.plusnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=33329
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