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Francois Venter | Slow motion denialism: Our leaders are allowing the HIV response to collapse

Posted in: Access to Medicines, Focus, Healthcare system, Healthcare Workers, HIV/AIDS, InFocus, Latest, Opinions, Spotlight, TB

South Africa is staging a sequel to Mbeki-era denialism, only this time, the science, solutions, and costs are clearer, argues Professor Francois Venter.

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Francois Venter | Slow motion denialism: Our leaders are allowing the HIV response to collapse

Francois Venter | Our HIV programme is collapsing — and our government is nowhere to be seen

Posted in: Access to Medicines, Focus, Healthcare system, Healthcare Workers, HIV/AIDS, InFocus, Latest, Opinions, Spotlight, TB

We’re watching the largest HIV treatment programme in the world unravelling in real time. We don’t need perfection, but we do need a combination of urgency, action, and strategy to save it, argues Professor Francois Venter.

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Francois Venter | Our HIV programme is collapsing — and our government is nowhere to be seen

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