Anova Health Institute NPC satellite session at ICASA 2013
An opportunity for policy makers, service providers and lobbyists to engage with current trends related to the provision of MSM-focused competent services.
Shebeen/Tavern Challenge 2013
What do shebeens (township taverns frequented by local residents in township areas) have in common with World Aids Day? Health4Men’s third Shebeen/Tavern challenge!
It is that time of the year again and this year there will be 8 shebeens participating from Khayelitsha and Gugulethu and 5 from Soweto.
Why Are We Not Talking About PrEP?
Michael Lucas comes out as HIV-negative, sexually active man on PReP
A Mpumalanga Symposium on MSM
The conference will take place on 30 July 2013 and will bring together renowned speakers in this field and will focus on current topics pertaining to men who have sex with men.
Key populations: policy development and partnerships the way forward
South Africa’s National Strategic Plan (2012-2016) highlights the need for policy development related to so-called ‘key populations’ which include men who have sex with men (MSM), sex workers and people who inject drugs, in order to ensure that our responses to the HIV pandemic are inclusive of these populations.
Mpumalanga Men’s Study
New study reveals exceptionally high HIV prevalence among men who have sex with men in Mpumalanga, indicating an urgent need to improve services.
According to the Mpumalanga Men’s Study, gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (MSM) in Mpumalanga are among the hardest hit by the HIV epidemic. HIV prevalence may be up to 30% among this high-risk group with large numbers of new infections occurring in the last 12 months.
Health4Men improves diagnosis and treatment of drug resistant gonorrhoea
Gonorrhoea, a sexually transmitted infection also referred to as “the drop” or “the clap”, is known to increase the risk of HIV transmission. With growing resistance to antibiotics, effective screening and treatment of gonorrhoea is becoming a priority among high-risk groups like men who have sex with men.
Concern is mounting that resistance is now developing to the antibiotic cefixime recommended by the South African Department of Health for treating gonococcal urethritis.
The sex with no name
It’s such a taboo topic that some doctors and nurses are uncomfortable talking about it. But it is practiced by both straight and gay couples, and children, and has huge health risks, especially when it is shrouded in silence.
South Africa: Stockout Risks of New ARV Programme
Until now, state-funded ARV treatment has comprised three different pills taken at different times during the day. The new FDA combines the three key agents from these pills in a single pill that only needs to be taken once a day.
Although welcoming the FDAs as easier and more convenient for patients, activists and health professionals alike have warned that a stockout of the drug could have a catastrophic effect on the country’s public HIV/AIDS treatment programme - the largest of its kind in the world.