Cape (Reuters) – South Africa town wants that its
rate of new HIV-infected get off at least at 50 by
cent in the next five years and this will attempt to improve
its recent achievements, after years of failure to control the
AIDS and the increase in mortality, said Thursday the
President Jacob Zuma.
Former President Thabo Mbeki was criticised for not taking
serious AIDS epidemic, leaving South Africa with one of
the largest populations of infected with HIV in the world.
But since then, the country has achieved some successes with
a reduction of 50 per cent in the transmission of HIV from
mothers to children between 2008 and 2010 due to improved access to drug
antiretroviral drugs.
More than 13 million people became the controls of the
virus since April of the year after a rigorous campaign
Government.
“Have achieved many successes in the fight against HIV and
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AIDS, in South Africa and globally”, said Zuma before launching
the second plan AIDS will be developed between 2012 and 2016.
The National Strategic Plan, among other goals, seeks
reduce new infections with HIV at least by half,
lowering the number of people affected by tuberculosis (TB) and deaths
related to this disease in a similar percentage and have
at least 80 percent of eligible patients for
treatment with antiretroviral drugs.
“We cannot afford to treat HIV and TB form
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separated”, Zuma said, adding that the new emphasis, non-existent
in the previous campaign is in great need due to the high
rate of co-infection of the two diseases.
The new plan also identifies sexual violence and the
intimidation of women as a key factor in the
spread of HIV/AIDS.
“South Africa recent research show that we can
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preventing HIV infection if young women are not
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subject to violence or intimidation on the part of their partners”,
said Zuma.
