HIV/Aids

Basic management and monitoring of HIV infection
Once HIV infection is diagnosed, a person has a life-long condition which will go through several stages and has many consequences. Effective management remains crucial.

New developments in medications
New drugs as well as new categories of drugs are being developed all the time.

HIV – not a death sentence
"HIV is a life sentence, but it's not necessarily a death sentence." These words by Aids activist Pieter-Dirk Uys were echoed at a media conference that had encouraging news.

ARVs: the truth
There are so many rumours, myths and speculation about ARVs. But the simple truth is: it saves lives. Hundreds of thousands of them, every year.

Antiretroviral treatment
Many things can help to keep a person with HIV infection well for many years, eventually it becomes necessary to take antiretroviral drugs in order to lengthen a person’s life.

“Drug holidays”
Antiretroviral therapy improves the health of persons with HIV by suppressing the virus and thus slowing the progression of the disease to Aids.

Resources out of rural patients’ reach
Despite the high rates of MDR/XDR TB at Msinga, people still find it difficult to get help from clinics and hospitals because they are miles away.