Women's Health Weekly
Welcome to NewsRx!
Learn more about a six-week, no-risk free trial of Women's Health Weekly
We're a pay-per-view site for premium content. If you'd like to purchase this article, it's only $3.00.
At-Risk Populations
Impact of HIV/AIDS on women discussed at South African conference
June 30th, 2005
South African Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang in early June 2005 urged the public to focus on diseases other than HIV/AIDS, and reiterated her view that antiretroviral drugs were not the only answer to tackling the AIDS pandemic. However, on June 9, Prudence Mabela, the first black woman in the region to publicly reveal her HIV status, explained to delegates at the AIDS conference in the east-coast city of Durban why the disease should continue receiving global attention, reported the UN Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN; www.irin.org). "Many obstacles are still presented to people trying to access the government's free...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-06-30)
|
