World AIDS DAY
1 December 2016 – World AIDS Day. Fighting AIDS is a community effort, not an individual one. We need to unite to combat this epidemic that is ravaging so many people in our communities. Last year, it was estimated that over seven million people in South Africa were living with HIV/ South Africa has the biggest HIV epidemic in the world
AIDS, making this country the worst-affected in the world. In the same year, 180 000 people died with AIDS-related illnesses, and there were at least 380 000 new infections - and all this despite the countless awareness and education programmes. While South Africa has the biggest HIV epidemic in the world, it also has the largest antiretroviral treatment (ART) globally. Nevertheless, the prevalence of
HIV among the general population stands at an average of
56
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