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• The Politics of HIV in SA
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  • 2000: Mbeki contests HIV and AIDS Link
  • 2000: Mbeki Fingers CIA in AIDS Conspiracy
  • 2001: Mbeki Questions HIV Testing
  • 2001: Mbeki and AIDS Mortality
  • 2001: Mbeki, AIDS and Race
  • 2001: PMTCT Programme
  • 2002: Peter Mokaba and the Castro Hlongwane Document
  • 2002: Mbeki Distances Himself from Dissidents
  • 2003: HIV and Nutrition
  • 2003: TAC and Civil Disobedience
  • 2003: Antiretroviral Treatment
  • 2004: Mbeki's Second Term
  • 2006: Manto vs Deputy Madlala-Routledge
  • 2006: Global AIDS Conference Debacle
  • 2008: Matthias Rath
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Treatment

 

Antiretroviral Treatment (ART)

In this section the different types of ARVs and how they work are outlined and explained.

 

ART in South Africa

The SA government started providing free antiretroviral treatment in 2004. Find out about free antiretroviral treatment in South Africa and who qualifies for it. Also read about ART for adults, adolescents, children and pregnant women.

 

Treating Tuberculosis

TB is the biggest killer of HIV-positive people. Learn about TB treatment in South Africa and about the intricacies of treating TB and HIV coinfection.