News

Industries

Companies

Jobs

Events

People

Video

Audio

Galleries

My Biz

Submit content

My Account

Advertise with us

HIV/AIDS News South Africa

Swaziland ARV rollout on track but not without challenges

Despite the Swazi government's claim that it is hitting its targets as it rolls out life-prolonging ART (antiretroviral therapy), HIV/AIDS activists warn that the government may be aiming too low and that serious challenges remain, particularly regarding women.

Mbabane - There were over 15,000 patients on the programme, but this number was expected to double by the end of the year, the ministry of health told a conference on ART this week in the central commercial town of Manzini. The discussions were attended by health NGOs, government health officials and people living with HIV and AIDS.

Read the full article

Let's do Biz