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Early HIV treatment will require boost in health services' capacity─── LERATO LELIA 07:33 Sat, 26 Jul 2014
Lerato Lelia Bloemfontein - The increase in the number of people receiving HIV treatment will require government to boost its health system services' capacity.
This is according to the director of the WITS reproductive health and HIV institute, Helen Reese.
Health Minister, Aaron Motsoaledi announced, during his budget vote speech on Wednesday, that South Africa will start treating HIV-positive patients at an earlier stage, starting next year.
Reese added that this is, however, a welcome development as it might help decrease the number of new HIV infections in South Africa as people who are on treatment are less infectious.
According to the latest UNAIDS gap report, SA has the highest number of new infections in Sub-Sahara Africa.
Director of the WITS reproductive health and HIV institute, Helen Reese:
