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NHLS commemorates World Aids Day
NHLS commemorated World Aids Day by raising awareness about the pandemic as well as promoting the importance of knowing your status, by getting tested. A fascinating lecture was presented by Prof. David Lewis, entitled -‘The 30-Year War on AIDS-Have We Reached the Turning Point?’, followed by a moving talk by guest speaker, Mr Rhulani Baloyi, a young man living with HIV. The proceedings were wrapped up with the musical talents of the NICD choir,
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Genes Possibly Hold Clues To HIV Cure
24 November 2011 An AIDS patient previously on antiretroviral treatment appears to now be free of infection after a stem cell transplant where he received blood cells of a person with genes that are able to resist HIV infection. This so-called "Berlin patient" has raised the possibility that AIDS can be cured. Scientists are
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World Aids Day – Zero New Infections!
1 December is World Aids Day; a day that brings together people from around the world to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS and demonstrate international solidarity in the face of the pandemic. The day is an opportunity for public and private partners to spread awareness about the status of the pandemic and encourage progress in HIV/AIDS prevention,
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Outbreak Of Meningococcal Disease In Olievenhoutbosch,gauteng Province
14 November 2011 An outbreak of meningococcal disease is ongoing in the community of Olievenhoutbosch, Gauteng Province. As of 14 November 2011, 12 cases have been linked to this outbreak, which was first confined to two crèches, but now may be spreading in the wider community. All specimens/isolates tested to date have been identified as
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UN General Assembly Political Declaration On NCD’s
The UN General Assembly adopted by consensus a political declaration on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) on 20 September 2011. Among a long list of actions on curbing the global epidemic of NCDs, the heads of state call upon the private sector "to promote and create an enabling environment for healthy behaviours among workers, including by establishing
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Prestigious Sapere Auso For Prof Janusz Paweska
02 November 2011 Prof Janusz T Paweska (left), head of the NICD's Special Pathogens Unit, was awarded a prestigious statuette of Sapere Auso from the University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland, which is conferred once a year upon an outstanding alumnus whose professional achievements and position contribute greatly to the promotion of the
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Polio Paralyses Child
24 October 2011 Pretoria – A Gauteng child has been paralysed as a result of a rare complication from polio vaccination, said the Department of Health. In a statement on Sunday, the department said to ensure that the country remained free of polio, it would oversee a monitoring programme to ensure that any case of
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UNESCO Launches New HIV Strategy
20 October 2011 The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) recently launched a new AIDS strategy intended to meet the needs of the changing face of the AIDS epidemic. The strategy illustrates UNESCO's contribution to the UNAIDS approach, which calls for the need to accelerate HIV prevention, treatment, care and support. Speaking
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Outbreak Of Newly Emerged, Highly Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria In Hospitalised Patients In Gauteng Province
17 October 2011 A cluster of patients with colonisation and/or infection with highly-resistant bacteria producing the enzyme NDM-1 were recently identified in a Gauteng Province hospital. Most of the patients had underlying conditions that would place them at greater risk of acquiring these organisms and had been hospitalised for an extended period. Two of
