HIV

Reading Time: < 1 minuteEighty-six of the 1,454 new cases of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) reported in January were children and teenagers, according to the Department…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteFourteen-year-old Philasande Dayimani carries a burden that no child should carry.  Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteMany people associate Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) with death, but Alana Beaumont, 38, insists her life began after her diagnosis in 2009. Read…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteMinisters have been urged to expand opt-out testing for HIV and hepatitis in emergency departments across the countryafter a successful rollout  Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSusan Moyo was expected to die before her fifth birthday, but she is one of the few to have defied a prognosis…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIN SHORT: A viral TikTok video claims that people with HIV can hide their status by taking medication, even painkillers like paracetamol,…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Ministry of Health has warned against misleading claims of faith healing of  HIV by some churches in the country. Read More…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIN SHORT: HIV/Aids can’t be cured, but can be treated and managed with antiretroviral drugs as a chronic disease.  Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteA shortage of anti-HIV medication has forced treatment centres to dispense paediatric  formulations to adult patient in recent weeks. Read More   Read…