Social support for black HIV – positive individuals in a resource limited setting in South Africa. Maaike M. Hootsen, August, 2009 Download Here
Contextual and cultural factors that might cause differences between the patients’ health experience and the professionals’ health perception at four Tapologo HIV/AIDS clinics around Rustenburg, South Africa. This master thesis is the end result of a wonderful and interesting learning…
This newsletter is intended to promote learning within CRS’ HIV and AIDS programs. The newsletter is produced quarterly, and the next edition will be released at the end of October 2009. Submissions from all country programs and partners are welcomed….
“How can I understand a figure or a statistic unless I have held the hand that it represents? The people we are talking about are the same as us. By the way we treat them, we know just how much…
The SACBC Experience of a PEPFAR Treatment Programme in South Africa Sr Alison Munro, Director SACBC AIDS Office March 2009 The Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) brings together the bishops of the…
February 2009 With an estimated 5.7 million people living with HIV, South Africa is the country with the largest number of infections in the world. Patients with HIV/AIDS can be treated with Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART). The introduction of…
Section One: ARV PROGRAM Johan Viljoen 1. Major Objectives for 2008 Reaching a target number of 20 120 patients on ART by the end of February 2009. Increasing the number of children on ART to at least 10% of the…
Introduction Since the beginning of the Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) epidemic in the late 1970s, more than 25 million deaths worldwide have occurred due to illnesses associated with the virus (UNAIDS/WHO, 2005). Of these deaths, many were children. More than…
(Philippe Denis). A Response Sr Alison Munro, OP SACBC AIDS Office, Pretoria October 2008 In responding to Philippe Denis, I choose to discuss some of the major points he makes, and refer to a survey undertaken in 2008 by the…
Changes in the Factors Influencing the Adherence to Antiretroviral Treatment in Rural South Africa Download Here