England’s NHS stops referring patients for “gay cure therapy”
England’s National Health Service (NHS) has told its staff to stop referring patients for so-called “conversion therapy,” which is intended to change a person’s sexuality. According to the BBC, conversion therapy is not directly offered through the NHS, but there have been occasions in which GPs, counsellors and psychotherapists have referred clients to people offering […]
Gay men drop condoms in favour of HIV drugs
A new study has revealed that some gay men who use PrEP medication to avoid becoming infected with HIV reduce their use of condoms. The San Francisco Business Times reports that the study by the Kaiser Permanente AIDS prevention program found that none of the 500 HIV negative people in San Francisco who started taking the […]
Website for MSM launched in East Africa
Men who have sex with men (MSM) living in East Africa, where homophobia is on the rise, now have access to a unique website, Afya4Men.info, which contains comprehensive sexual health information targeted to their specific needs. The site came about after South Africa’s Health4Men, an innovative project of the Anova Health Institute, partnered with the […]
Here’s that red ribbon…
Come December 1, 2014, millions worldwide will be flaunting a red ribbon of some sort. It’s amazing to see how the iconic simple red ribbon has evolved since the first World AIDS Day in 1998, becoming more and more creative with each year. There are mosaics, quilts, tattoos, even ribbons written in the clouds. Gotta […]
Advertorial: Why you should sleep away this festive season
There are few things worse than being unable to fall asleep, especially if your partner is snoring as you lie there counting the minutes, knowing that you are going to suffer in the morning. Obviously the more anxious you get about being awake the less likely you are to fall asleep. One of the interesting […]
Getting to the bottom of married men
It was going to be a quick trip to the supermarket. I didn’t even want to go in the first place but I had visitors from Cape Town and they wanted breakfast. Luckily it was early and I got parking right by the entrance of the mall. I zipped through the aisles grabbing the necessary […]
INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY USED TO TARGET MSM
Health4Men, at the forefront of promoting access to competent health services for men who have sex with men (MSM) throughout South Africa, has extended their use of cellular phone technology to reach their target group. The campaign, a project of the Anova Health Institute, already provides MSM-specific information on HIV prevention and treatment, other sexually […]
IS A BEFORE-SEX HIV PILL ON THE WAY?
The battle against HIV has taken a stunning turn. Scientists have shown the effectiveness of taking two pills before and two pills after sex to reduce the risk of HIV infection. While previous research has confirmed that taking antiretroviral medicine, known as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), on an ongoing daily basis by HIV negative men provides […]
TAKE THE HEALTH4MEN SURVEY
Health4Men, the sexual health organisation for men who have sex with men (MSM), wants to know more about your life, and especially what you know about post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP). PEP means to take anti-HIV medication to prevent HIV infection after possible sexual exposure. By doing research through this anonymous online survey, Health4Men hopes to understand […]
ELTON JOHN SUPPORTS SA’S GAY & BI MEN
Music legend and philanthropist Sir Elton John has announced a major boost in efforts to tackle HIV amongst gay, bisexual and men who have sex with men (MSM) in South Africa. Over the weekend, it was revealed that Anova Health Institute’s Health4Men project has been given a new $7 million grant to support its work […]