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New HIV/TB plan delayed by a year because of COVID-19

Posted in: COVID-19, Edition 8: NSP in general, HIV/AIDS, Latest, NSP and SANAC, TB

South Africa will delay introducing a new HIV and TB plan until 2024, Deputy President David Mabuza revealed on Wednesday. The plan is delayed to allow the country’s HIV and TB responses to recover from COVID-19-related disruptions. Laura Lopez Gonzalez reports for Spotlight.