“The end of AIDS” tune is premature and dangerous

Professor Francois Venter writes that it is strange to think of the progress we have made as a country since 2004, when the South African antiretroviral (ARV) programme rollout was started. A full version of the special edition of Spotlight will be released during the International AIDS Conference in Durban which starts on 17 July. This is an article which will be published in Spotlight.

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A cure for HIV: Are we getting any closer?

Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has revolutionised the lives of people living with HIV and in many countries, life expectancy for someone living with HIV is now almost the same as someone not living with HIV. But ART is not a cure, write Dr Thomas A. Rasmussen and Professor Sharon R. Lewin. A full version of the special edition of Spotlight will be released during the International AIDS Conference in Durban which starts on 17 July. This is an article which will be published in Spotlight.

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