Vodacom backs TB vaccine research
The South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, one of the leading TB vaccine research organisations in the world, is to expand its capacity to store blood samples from people who take part in its research, thanks to a donation from Vodacom.
More Gauteng babies born HIV-negative
More than 90 percent of babies born to HIV-positive mothers in public health facilities in Gauteng between April and June 2010 were saved from the virus, says the provincial Health and Social Development Department.
Govt, business to promote HIV testing
The Department of Health will be partnering with Business Unity South Africa to help strengthen the government's HIV Counselling and Testing campaign, says Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi.
USAID helps fight cervical cancer
In commemoration of Women's Month, the United States Agency for International Development has donated more than R5-million worth of medical and surgical equipment to KwaZulu-Natal, enabling the province to screen and treat up to one-million women for cervical cancer over the next two years.
Rural women inspire HIV researchers
In rural Vulindlela, a town 90 kilometres outside Durban, one in 10 girls is HIV positive by the age of 16; by 24, more than half are infected. For two local scientists, finding effective treatment for a disease that affects mostly women was an urgent priority.
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