HIV prevention pill available at 36% of public healthcare facilities, says Health Department

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According to the National Department of Health HIV prevention pills are now available at 1 227 public sector facilities (36% of the total). While far from the 100% target, this is a substantial improvement on the roughly 160 facilities that provided the pills six months ago. Amy Green reports.

HIV prevention pill available at 36% of public healthcare facilities, says Health Department

U=U: We should put people living with HIV at the centre of HIV prevention efforts

Posted in: Edition 12: SA’s AIDS & TB response, Edition 6: HIV & teens, Edition 9: State of HIV, Latest, Reproductive Health

The U=U campaign is based on a simple message – an undetectable viral load in people living with HIV equals an untransmissible virus. The U=U campaign, argues Mandisa Dukashe, has the power to motivate people living with HIV to adhere to ARVs, achieve viral suppression, and subsequently lead long and healthy lives while preventing HIV transmission to sexual partners and their babies.