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South Africa's life expectancy jumps to 61.2 years

South Africa Standard Time — Friday, August 01, 2014

South Africa's life expectancy jumps to 61.2 years
- Life expectancy in AIDS-hit South Africa has shot up sharply over the past decade, thanks to life prolonging anti-retroviral (ARVs) treatment, latest estimates from the country's statistics agency showed Thursday.

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Study highlights importance of early interventions to combat HIV

South Africa Standard Time — Thursday, May 02, 2024

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Colombia issues a compulsory license for an HIV medicine and 'plants a flag for global health equity'

South Africa Standard Time — Friday, April 26, 2024

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Indigenous organization asking feds for $20 million to help control HIV crisis

South Africa Standard Time — Wednesday, April 17, 2024

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South Africa Standard Time — Thursday, May 02, 2024

Cognitive impairment persists in children and adolescents living with HIV even in the era of antiretroviral therapy. View article...

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South Africa Standard Time — Tuesday, April 23, 2024

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Cognitive impairment in children and adolescents living with perinatal HIV disease in the ART era

South Africa Standard Time — Thursday, April 25, 2024

Compared to HEU and HUU controls, perinatally HIV -infected children and adolescents presented with significant impairments in processing speed (Hedges ... View article...

Congo Republic declares mpox epidemic

South Africa Standard Time — Thursday, April 25, 2024

The World Health Organization (WHO) has named the virus mpox, citing concerns of stigma and racism associated with ... View article...

Sudan detects first case of mpox in Darfur

South Africa Standard Time — Tuesday, April 30, 2024

The World Health Organization last month declared mpox a global emergency, to ensure that the world takes the current outbreaks seriously. View article...

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Cognitive Impairment Still Seen in Children, Teens With HIV

South Africa Standard Time — Thursday, May 02, 2024

Cognitive impairment persists in children and adolescents living with HIV even in the era of antiretroviral therapy. View article...

3 decades and 6 ministers: How is South Africa's health-care system coping?

South Africa Standard Time — Wednesday, May 01, 2024

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South Africa Standard Time — Wednesday, May 01, 2024

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South Africa Standard Time — Wednesday, May 01, 2024

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South Africa Standard Time — Thursday, May 02, 2024

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Closing the US/Mexico border during COVID-19 increased HIV transmission, study finds

South Africa Standard Time — Friday, May 03, 2024

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South Africa Standard Time — Friday, May 03, 2024

For several years, University of Miami doctors have used mobile clinics to bring HIV testing, treatment and PrEP — a medication used to reduce the ... View article...

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