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Yogan Pillay | This is how SA can meet its HIV targets

Posted in: HIV/AIDS, Latest, Opinions

To respond to the call to end AIDS by 2030, Dr Yogan Pillay argues it is firstly critical to agree on what we mean by ending AIDS. Secondly, he suggests it is important to have accurate and granular data that can inform a more targeted approach to reaching those people that the health system typically does not reach.

Yogan Pillay | This is how SA can meet its HIV targets

Analysis: Amid budget constraints, tough choices for SA’s HIV response

Posted in: HIV/AIDS, Latest

Around 13% of South Africa’s population are living with HIV and the country has the world’s largest HIV treatment programme. The country’s finances are however under huge pressure and significant cuts were recently announced to government’s HIV budget. Catherine Tomlinson unpacks what a new HIV Investment Case can tell us about the possible paths forward.