Daily Archives: March 15, 2010

HIV/AIDS self test in South Africa: Improved Prognosis 9

On February 11, South African President Jacob Zuma delivered his State of the Nation speech, twenty years to the day after Nelson Mandela’s release from Robben Island prison. Zuma recommitted his administration to building a better future for all South Africans and noted that improving the country’s health was fundamental to this effort. He [...]

New home HIV test plan questioned 0

GOVERNMENT’S new plan to replace voluntary counselling and testing with the HIV testing and counselling (HTC) programme could backfire and cause panic if people are not sufficiently educated about it.
The programme, which begins on April 1, entails offered HIV testing to all patients upon their entering public health care facilities regardless of their ailment.home hiv [...]