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Siyayinqoba Beat It! 2005 Episode 2 - Palliative Care

In this episode of Siyayinqoba Beat It, the support group looked at the pros and cons of both home based palliative care and palliative care at a Hospice. In order to get more insite the support group were joined by Seipati Ngobeni who helped nurse her HIV positive aunt back to health. Another studio guest, Dr Natalya Dinat, brought a professional perspective to the discussion.

Siyayinqoba Beat It! 2005 Episode 3 - Middle Class Denialism

Ronald Louw had been exemplary in almost all aspects of his life, except the fact that he did not get tested for HIV. In this episode of Siyayinqoba the team goes to Durban where Louw's memorial service took placeIn studio Treatment Action Campaign chair Zackie Achmat, Louw's close friend and comrade explained the importance of early testing and how many lives can be saved if everyone could do away denialism and get tested.

Siyayinqoba Beat It! 2005 Episode 6 - Transactional and Intergenerational Sex

This episode of Siyayinqoba Beat It! posed the following questions: Can young people, who rely on the financial and emotional support of older people, manage to negotiate safer sex? Should we encourage relationships between people with big age gaps? How are age, gender and poverty factors that influence HIV transmission?

Siyayinqoba Beat It! 2005 Episode 9 - Good leaders lead

In this episode we explored the impact of political leaders disclosing that they have lost family members to HIV/AIDS and how the public disclosure of Justice Edwin Cameron was used as an advocacy tool to push for access to treatment for all. Studio guest, Azola Goqwana, shared a youth perspective and debated the role of HIV/AIDS leadership in all sectors of society with Siyayinqoba support group members.

Siyayinqoba Beat It! 2005 Episode 10 - Orphans

In this episode of Siyayinqoba Beat It! we visited the Shabalala family in Bronkhortspruit, Mpumalanga, to find out about the day-to-day struggles and needs of child-headed households. We also found out about the Sizanani Village and Isibindi Project that assist in giving or facilitating social, personal and psychological support to children orphaned by HIV and AIDS.

Siyayinqoba Beat It! 2005 Episode 11 - Multi-drug resistant TB

Many people living with HIV also get TB. Why is it so important to diagnose TB early and take TB medication properly? How can you get effective treatment for multi-drug resistant TB? Together with the Siyayinqoba support group, we learnt the answers to these questions from the experiences of studio guest, Shane King from Atlantis, and from the story of Nobuhle Nunwana from Beaufort West.

Siyayinqoba Beat It! 2005 Episode 20 - Mental Health and HIV

In this episode the Siyayinqoba support group examined how HIV can affect our mental health and how mental health challenges can be treated. About one out of every 3 people regularly making use of HIV/AIDS clinics show some signs of facing mental health challenges and may need help to overcome these. What are the signs of depression and other mental health difficulties? And what can we do to take better care of our mental health as people living with HIV and AIDS?