AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs

[spotlight] The two key goals in managing the HIV epidemic are getting as many people with the virus as possible onto ARV treatment and reducing the number of new infections. The results of a study from KZN, published in The Lancet HIV, suggest we're stalling on the prevention front. The study is well done and important, but the situation may not be as bleak as the authors suggest.

[spotlight] South Africa's rollout of lenacapavir, a six-monthly HIV prevention injection, requires nurses to learn, adapt and find ways to make it work for patients.

[GroundUp] R12.6-billion HIV pill contracts must be redone

[UCT] It was a chilly winter morning as Hope Mhlanga* made her way towards the Desmond Tutu HIV Centre's Clinical Research site in Gugulethu. As the clock struck 09:00, she rang the bell to enter and was right on time for her appointment.

[UCT] How fast people living with HIV walk could provide important clues about their brain health, a University of Cape Town (UCT) study by the Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health's Neuroscience Institute has found. The research links slower walking speeds to poorer cognitive performance and identifies changes in brain connectivity that may help explain the relationship.