SA needs to do more to close its HIV/Aids treatment gap, says US global Aids envoy

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About 94% of people living with HIV in SA know their status but too few receive treatment

SA has done a “remarkable job” in expanding HIV/Aids testing, but needs to do more to ensure people diagnosed with the virus receive the treatment they need, US global Aids co-ordinator John Nkengasong said on Tuesday.

SA has the world’s worst HIV/Aids epidemic with an estimated 8-million people living with the disease. Yet only about 5.5-million are on treatment, according to Treasury documents published last week...A subscription helps you enjoy the best of our business content every day along with benefits such as articles from our international business news partners; ProfileData financial data; and digital access to the Sunday Times and TimesLive Premium.

 

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