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December 02, 2013

Is S.Africa's HIV treatment success breeding complacency?
Johannesburg (AFP) Nov 29, 2013
South Africa has been hailed as a model for HIV treatment, but some now fear its very success may be breeding complacency and making people less careful about infection. South Africa's free drugs programme for AIDS has expanded rapidly to 2.4 million people - more than double the number three years ago - and boasts the largest treatment project in the world. At a clinic at one Johannesburg public hospital, life-saving anti-retroviral drugs are dispensed at the click of a button. A doctor s ... read more

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