An extra R1-billion would be needed to extend ARV treatment, bringing the total HIV\/Aids budget to R13-billion, the minister of Health, Aaron Motsoaledi said.<\/p>\n
“People like asking me whether the country can afford it. The answer is: Can we afford not to? Here is a disease that is blocking development in our country and we want to bring it to an end. That means we need to spend money and we will do so.”<\/p>\n
HIV-positive people with a CD4 count of 500, likely to be still relatively healthy, will for the first time qualify for government-supplied antiretroviral medication from next year.<\/p>\n
Motsoaledi announced Wednesday that an additional 2million people with HIV will be put on treatment in the next three years.<\/p>\n
About 2.5million South Africans are already being treated with antiretrovirals.<\/p>\n
The inclusion of those with a higher CD4 count – the count is a measure of the extent to which their immunity has been compromised – is in line with World Health Organisation recommendations.<\/p>\n
Source: timeslive.co.za<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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