-by Newsbreaks Taresh Harreeparshad.

South Africa marks 20 years since it began it's mass rollout of antiretroviral treatment for HIV positive patients. That resulted in a 50% reduction in new infections from 2010 to 2021. But still about 1.3 new HIV infections were recorded last year. The work never ends- and the country continues to research and design innovative ways to fight the epidemic. This World Aids Day Prof. Salim Abdool Karim- the Director of the Centre for the AIDS Program of Research in South Africa and Dr. Shandir Ramlagan- Senior Research Specialist in the Social Aspects of Public Health (SAPH) research unit of the Human Sciences Research Council joined us to discuss technological advancements in the fight against HIV/AIDS. 

-by Newsbreaks Taresh Harreeparshad.
South Africa marks 20 years since it began it's mass rollout of antiretroviral treatment for HIV positive patients. That resulted in a 50% reduction in new infections from 2010 to 2021. But still about 1.3 new HIV infections were recorded last year. The work never ends- and the country continues to research and design innovative ways to fight the epidemic. This World Aids Day Prof. Salim Abdool Karim- the Director of the Centre for the AIDS Program of Research in South Africa and Dr. Shandir Ramlagan- Senior Research Specialist in the Social Aspects of Public Health (SAPH) research unit of the Human Sciences Research Council joined us to discuss technological advancements in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

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