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AIDS - Getting onto ARVs

2008-09-01
Readiness to start ARVs is assessed in counselling sessions that take place
before antiretroviral drugs are given. The following issues will be discussed
and assessed:

Aids - Mother-to-child transmission of Aids

2008-08-01
The human placenta is a remarkably effective barrier
against the passage of HIV from an infected
woman to her developing foetus. In 90%
of pregnancies, the thin tissue layer
that separates the mother’s blood from the foetal circulation screens out virus and/or virus-infected maternal cells and prevents them from reaching the baby.

Aids - Traditional medicines and HIV

2008-07-03
Traditional healers and herbal “cures” have long been part of the
HIV pandemic. Owing to the fact that free provision of antiretrovirals
by the government took a very long time to be implemented, the
easy road for other “cures” and treatments
was paved.

Aids - Be Informed Change your world

2008-06-03
Youth Day
June 16 2008

Those who died in the 1976 uprising did not lose their lives in vain as the event brought the necessary impact as it drew the worldâ€™s attention and ensured studentsâ€™ voices were also heard.

Aids - Be informed Change your world

2008-05-01
Candlelight Memorial Day 18 May 2008
Never Give Up; Never Forget

The 25th Anniversary of the historic International AIDS Candlelight Memorial â€“ one of the worldâ€™s first public events against HIV/AIDS that continues to be led by communities worldwide â€“ commemorates a quarter century of remembrance, community mobilisation, and global solidarity May 18, 2008.

Aids Newsletter - Good news in the HIV arena

2008-04-01
Scientists at the Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) recently found that therapy can be used to stimulate
the production of vital immune cells or Tcells in adults with HIV infection.

E Care - Health & Wellness Newsletter

2008-08-01
Self-esteem and weight: being positive You don’t need to lose weight to feel better about your body. Try these tips to put yourself in a more positive light:

E Care - Health and Wellness

2008-07-03
Welcome to your online Health & Wellness Newsletter, where you’re
kept up to date with the latest news and views to improve your health.
Whether you need to boost your body or free your mind, we’ve got
something for you!

E Care - Work Life Well being

2008-06-03
14 World Blood Donour Day World Blood Donour Day provides a unique opportunity to give thanks to those very special people who provide the foundation of a safe blood supply, available to all patients requiring transfusion. Join others in the global community in making 14 June 2008 an
event to remember.

E Care - Window on Wellness

Health and Wellness - National Heart Awareness Month

2008-09-01
September is National Heart
Awareness Month, which this year
will highlight that heart disease and
strokes kill more women worldwide
than cancer, HIV/AIDS, malaria and
TB combined.

Health Newsletter - Could your discomfort be IBS?

2008-04-01
Bloating, cramping, diarrhoea and/or constipation . . . not topics many feel comfortable talking about. However, if itâ€™s ongoing, it could be Irritable Bowel Syndrome(IBS), one of the most common disorders that doctors see.

Health Newsletter - Stop the negative self-talk

2008-03-08
An important area in building resilience is learning how to maintain positive talk, rather than constantly repeating negative statements to ourselves.

Wellness Newsletter - Itâ€™s all about action ...

2008-02-01
Weâ€™re into the second month of 2008 and by now many of us have forgotten our New Yearâ€™s resolutions. What is it that makes change so difficult? One word: Action.

Wellness Newsletter - Personal growth is vital to change

2008-01-01
As the New Year gives us another opportunity to â€œdo better this yearâ€, the key to any change is action. In taking actions we havenâ€™t taken before, we see results we havenâ€™t seen before â€“ resulting in personal growth.