The Banter Board

Have you ever come home from a doctor's appointment and wondered about the meaning of all those big words used by your doctor when discussing your health? Nowadays, we don't have to wonder ! Since the Internet has become so much a part of our daily lives, we are able to research any health questions we may have whenever we want, ...Continue reading...

In the past, it was overlooked that children can be sick with AIDS-related illnesses; the focus was on adults hence the delay in the availability of antiretroviral treatment (ART) for children. For a long time, antiretroviral drugs were available for adults only and not for children. However, it was realized that children get sick because of AIDS and that many have died as a result, and even more would die without access to proper treatment and management of the disease in their bodies.

A child may get infected by their mother during childbirth, if the mother ...Continue reading...