Tag: KwaZulu-Natal
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AmaZulu King Misuzulu Backs Fight Against FMD in KwaZulu-Natal
King Misuzulu Voices Support for FMD Mitigation in KwaZulu-Natal The battle against foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in KwaZulu-Natal received a high-level boost this week as AmaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini met with KwaZulu-Natal’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development leadership. The meeting, which included Thembeni kaMadlopha-Mthethwa, the province’s MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development, focused on the…
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AmaZulu King Misuzulu KaZwelithini Backs Department’s Fight Against FMD
King Misuzulu Supports Aggressive Action Against FMD In a show of leadership and unity, AmaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini met with KwaZulu-Natal’s MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development, Thembeni kaMadlopha-Mthethwa, to discuss the ongoing foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreaks affecting livestock across most districts in the province. The meeting underscored the monarch’s commitment to safeguarding farmers, rural…
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King Misuzulu Backs Department’s Fight Against FMD in KwaZulu-Natal
Royal Support Anchors a Provincial Fight Against FMD In a show of solidarity with farmers and provincial authorities, AmaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini and KwaZulu-Natal’s MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development, Thembeni kaMadlopha-Mthethwa, convened to discuss the ongoing Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreaks sweeping across KwaZulu-Natal. With only one district reportedly spared, the discussions underscored the urgency…
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Clustering of Risk Behaviors Sustains HIV Transmission in Rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Introduction: Why risk clustering matters for HIV transmission New HIV infections have fallen in many high-prevalence countries over the past decade, but the epidemic persists in pockets where unsuppressed individuals engage in high-risk sexual behaviors. A population-based survey in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, sheds light on how risk factor clustering—age, sex, awareness of status, ART uptake,…
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Behavioral HIV Serosurvey: Clustering of Risk Factors Sustains Transmission in Rural KwaZulu-Natal
Overview A population-based cross-sectional survey conducted in 2018 in Eshowe/Mbongolwane, KwaZulu-Natal, reveals that while new HIV infections have declined in high-prevalence settings, a subset of HIV-positive individuals with high-risk sexual behavior and limited ART engagement continues to sustain transmission. Focusing on adults aged 15–59, the study analyzes HIV awareness, ART uptake, viral suppression, and sexual…
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Behavioral HIV-serosurvey in rural KwaZulu-Natal highlights clusters of risk factors sustaining HIV transmission
Overview: Why this survey matters Despite notable declines in new HIV infections across many high-prevalence countries, unsuppressed individuals engaging in high-risk sexual practices continue to drive transmission. A population-based, cross-sectional study conducted in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, focused on HIV-positive adults aged 15–59 to identify age-gender groups most responsible for sustaining transmission. Conducted from August to…