Lusikisiki, South Africa
(May 9th, 2007)
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Singing is solace for Soweto healthcare volunteers
(March 12th, 2007)
Volunteer health workers in Soweto - who provide home-based care for more than 700 local residents - have begun using song and dance as part of their outreach.
Working for a living . . . and the dying
(November 30th, 2006)
So many people are dying of HIV/AIDS in South Africa that funerals are a constant. Hundreds every weekend. For South African women, preparations have turned into a second full-time job. Gretchen Wilson reports.
Faith makes a difference in AIDS care
(November 23rd, 2006)
When Rev. John Thomas brought churchgoers together to serve people living with HIV/AIDS seven years ago, donations came from individual pocketbooks. Their work created a buzz, and by 2001 donations were pouring in from individual congregations around the world. But few orthodox donor agencies took note, reflecting an ambivalence – and sometimes scepticism – towards faith-based organisations.
Research is discounting myths about orphans
(November 10th, 2006)
NEWCASTLE, 10 November 2006 (IRIN) - A few years ago Prof Timothy Quinlan was hearing horror stories about delinquency and abandonment among AIDS orphans that would spell trouble for their future social acceptance.
