HIV/Aids

Children affected by HIV/Aids
An interesting projection made in May 2003 about the impact of HIV/Aids on the children of Africa.

HIV and gay sex
Increased societal acceptance in recent times, as well as gay advocacy, has lead more gay people to be open about their sexuality.

HIV and health workers
Health workers include doctors, nurses, paramedics and aides who work with patients in hospitals, clinics and other health-care settings. The following HIV-related issues are especially relevant to health workers...

HIV and prisoners
Male prisoners in South Africa and elsewhere are at a very high risk of being infected with HIV.

HIV and Diabetes
Diabetes is a medical condition associated with high levels of sugar in the blood. The word diabetes literally means “sweet urine” because sugar (glucose) that cannot enter the body’s cells is then excreted in the urine. There are two forms of the disease, Type 1 and Type 2.

HIV and malaria
HIV-infected individuals are more prone to malaria than non-infected individuals.

From bug-chasing to denial
Bug-chasers actively seek out HIV infection. But their live-fast, die-young attitude is out of kilter with reality – living with the bug may be hard, but it’s not a death sentence.

HIV and exercise
People with HIV can slow down their HIV infections and improve their health by eating a healthy diet, managing stress levels, getting sufficient sleep and exercising regularly.

Exercise helps fight HIV
Aerobic exercise offers HIV-positive people much more than a workout. It helps alleviate some side effects of HIV medications.

Gay Soweto: new HIV shock
I’m black, I’m gay, and I’m sexually active in Soweto. In some ways, it’s a jungle out there.

HIV and parents
As a parent, you can help protect your child from HIV infection, and contribute to the fight against HIV/Aids generally, in the following ways...

HIV and older people
A common misconception is that HIV is not an issue that relates to older adults (those over the age of 50). We tend not to think of older people as being sexually active or using drugs, and therefore not at risk for infection.

HIV and sex workers
A sex worker is a person who performs sexual acts for payment. Many different kinds of people become involved in sex work,

Haemophilia and HIV
Haemophilia is a rare inherited blood disease. People with haemophilia have faulty, or too little, blood clotting factor (the part of the blood that makes it thicken or form a scab). This means that they bleed easily – after a small injury or bump, or even spontaneously (without any injury).

HIV and Tuberculosis: The scourge of Africa
Tuberculosis (TB) is the most serious and most common opportunistic infection that attacks HIV-infected people, especially in Africa.

HIV, teens and young adults
Teenagers and young adults are being especially hard hit by the HIV/Aids pandemic: more than half of people newly infected with HIV are between 15 and 24 years old.

'Lords of the Bling'
The world is in a recession but HIV is not, Watch this video to see what African leaders are squandering the public's money on.

HIV and sport
Participation in sport is generally thought to benefit HIV-positive people. Exercise strengthens the immune system and helps the body fight HIV and delay the onset of Aids.

Gay and HIV not a punishment from God
Black, gay, HIV-positive men face many challenges, especially if they are Christian. This is one man's story.