Deputy President Paul Mashatile has warned that South Africa is facing a stubborn and painful crisis at the heart of its HIV response, with 1.1-million people lost to treatment despite major progress in prevention and testing.
Speaking at a World AIDS Day commemoration in Ga-Masemola, Limpopo, Mashatile said the country had surpassed two of the UNAIDS targets but continued to struggle with the second one ensuring that people who know their status stay on treatment.
South Africa now sits at 96-80-97, with the middle figure people on sustained treatment posing the biggest threat to the countrys fight against HIV.
