Approximately 5 to 6 million South Africans are infected with HIV. Nineteen percent of the country’s adult population aged between 15 and 49 carries the deadly virus. Unfortunately, only one-third of the HIV infected South Africans have access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) despite of an AIDS prevention program supported by the South African government in collaboration with US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS. According to a study by researchers of Massachusetts General Hospital, more than 1.2 million deaths from AIDS could be prevented in South Africa in the next five years by accelerating efforts to provide access to ART.





















