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The health department reported that just over 838 000 people tested positive for HIV for the period from January to December 2018.

Secunda - Progress reports from a number of provinces received by the South African National Aids Council indicate that the response to HIV/Aids needs to "move into a higher and more focused gear", Deputy President David Mabuza said on Saturday.

Addressing the Sanac extended plenary session in Secunda in Mpumalanga, Mabuza, who is also Sanac chairman, said that earlier this year, the health department reported that just over 838 000 people tested positive for HIV for the period from January to December 2018. The highest incidence rates were recorded in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, and the Eastern Cape.

Mpumalanga had 76 007 new HIV-positive cases. "As we have said before, one HIV infection is one too many. Working with our partners in civil society and in the business community, it is possible to reverse the HIV pandemic that has affected approximately 7.4 million people who are HIV-positive. "We need to continue putting in practical and decisive measures to reduce this level of incidence, as we know how disproportionately it affects young women," he said.

There was a close relationship between the development of society and the empowerment of women and girls. The reverse was also true that women disempowerment in any form or manner, such as gender-based violence, disadvantaged societal development.

 

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Jesus

R_xoli His speech was interrupted in Embanhle Secunda today th community want him to address the issue service delivery in the area , n th mayor was not allowed to even say a word

Beetroot boy, beetroot. Oh yes, stop fucking anything that moves!!!

This is in only one year. People have gotten so used to this, it does not look like a crisis anymore.

When HIV and Aids 1st became public there were a lot of awareness. I feel like there isn't as much anymore. I also think kids r growing fast maturing n having sex at a young age

Today organisation that play advocacy in HIV matters government is not taking care of it but those who are bringing politics who politics in HIV they are benefing!!!

Are these people now on treatment?

Wonder how many tested positive for poisonings ☠️? Serious ☠️ that require foreign treatment...

That is very bad if those are all new cases

Government continues to deny people preventative post exposure pills which if taken within 72hrs of having unprotected sex could prevent HIV infection.

800k new HIV infections counted in 2018. More than 7 million South Africans with HIV/AIDS. This is mental!

that is a million , the WMC is winning the war against us? we need to get rid of the 4 million, or perish

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