In the aftermath of the miracle of a democratic transition from apartheid to “non-racial” democracy, South Africa faced a disease nightmare. During the presidencies of Nelson Mandela and his ...

But HIV/AIDS remains the leading cause of death in South Africa, according to the new research by Debbie Bradshaw, MSc, DPhil, of the South African Medical Research Council and colleagues.

South Africa’s HIV failures cost more than 300,000 lives. ... In all, South Africa’s official AIDS denials and misinformation cost the lives of more than 300,000 people, ...

South Africa Steps Up AIDS Fight. December 1, 2009 / 11:23 AM EST / CBS/AP South Africa will treat all HIV-positive babies and expand testing, the president announced Tuesday, a ...

The nation with the worst HIV epidemic on the planet is finally turning the corner on the disease. South Africa is simplifying AIDS care and giving antiviral drugs to nearly 2 million people every ...

South Africa has been ground zero in the HIV/AIDS tragedy. In 2011, about 5.6 million people were HIV positive, about 12 percent of South Africa’s population. According to the Economist, the HIV ...

The AIDS response in South Africa changed rapidly once Mbeki and Tshabalala-Msimang were removed from office late in 2008. New Health Minister Barbara Hogan wasted no time in unequivocally stating ...

South Africa has been especially hard hit by HIV and AIDS. Nearly 20 percent of the population, or 7 million people, is infected, and in some parts of the country, such as in the province of ...

KWAZULU-NATAL, South Africa --For AIDS hospice workers Francisca Dladla and Adelaide Mthembu, ... Even so, the legacy of neglecting HIV/AIDS for so long will ravage South Africa for years to come.

But HIV/AIDS remains the leading cause of death in South Africa, according to the new research by Debbie Bradshaw, MSc, DPhil, of the South African Medical Research Council and colleagues.

South Africa’s HIV failures cost more than 300,000 lives. ... In all, South Africa’s official AIDS denials and misinformation cost the lives of more than 300,000 people, ...