Health Minister Joe Phaahla says pregnant and breastfeeding women, children and adolescents will come into sharp focus under HIV prevention efforts ECR_Newswatch JoePhaahla
He's reiterated South Africa's commitment to the Global Alliance goal to end AIDS in children by 2030."Another important project which is underway is a treatment literacy framework. It aims to improve treatment endurance, eliminate stigma and prejudice so that we can encourage health-seeking behaviour and also increase treatment uptake and remaining on sustaining treatment," he said.
"Let us continue to work together to successfully implement prevention and to guide our HIV investments and collectively reduce new HIV infections by 80% by the year 2025."
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