Free State bottom of the list when it comes to multi-month dispensing of ARVs, survey finds

Posted in: Free State, Healthcare system, HIV/AIDS, Latest, Provinces

The latest report published by community-led clinic monitoring group Ritshidze shows that the Free State is the worst-performing province in South Africa when it comes to giving people enough antiretrovirals to last several months at a time. This means people living with HIV in the province have to go collect their medicines more frequently than people in other provinces. Refilwe Mochoari reports.

HIV and circumcision: Where are we at the end of 2020?

Posted in: Edition 6: HIV & teens, Edition 9: State of HIV, HIV/AIDS, InFocus, Latest, Men's Health

Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) has been shown to reduce the risk of female-to-male HIV transmission by 60%. But with the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated lockdown, health authorities and organisations conducting VMMC in South Africa, say the numbers of men and boys being medically circumcised have dropped dramatically. Siyabonga Kamnqa reports.

Interactive table: See how SA’s provinces compare on the 90-90-90 targets

Posted in: Edition 12: SA’s AIDS & TB response, Edition 9: State of HIV, HIV/AIDS, InFocus, Latest

New estimates of HIV in South Africa’s provinces were made public last week. This interactive table shows how South Africa’s nine provinces compare on the UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets.