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Many HIV positive people don’t know their status: Dept of Health

The Department of Health’s Acting Chief Director for HIV/AIDS and STIs, Petros Khoza says it is concerning that there is still a substantial number of people who are HIV positive in the country but are not aware of their status. Khoza was speaking on the sidelines of the official World AIDS Day commemoration at Mandeni in KwaZulu-Natal. The event was attended by various government officials and others. Khoza elaborates, “Internationally, […]

2 December 2023

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Young women still hardest hit by HIV infections

Young women aged between 15 and 24 still make up the group with the highest number of HIV infections in South Africa, where seven million people have the disease. Friday, December 1 marks World Aids Day and this year it is being observed under the theme "The Right to Health". KwaZulu-Natal accounts for a third of new infections in the county, with 12 percent of the youth in the province […]

1 December 2017

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SA drops price of ARVs‚ saves R11bn in six years

South Africa is introducing a new single-pill antiretroviral‚ which will save the country about R11-billion over the next six years. Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi said in a statement on Friday that the large volumes of ARVs bought by South Africa and its commitment to provide treatment to people with HIV were used to leverage a decrease in the price. The agreement‚ negotiated with international organisations and agencies‚ meant the […]

23 September 2017

HIV/Aids

Many HIV positive people don’t know their status: Dept of Health

Young women still hardest hit by HIV infections

SA drops price of ARVs‚ saves R11bn in six years

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