Members of the  Treatment Action Campaign and people living with HIV/AIDS were picketing outside the Sisa Dukashe stadium in Mdantsane, Eastern Cape where Deputy President Paul Mashatile delivered the keynote address on World Aids Day. They are calling on Mashatile who is also the Chairperson of the South African National AIDS Council to implement a six-month supply of antiretroviral for people who are stable on HIV treatment. They say that currently, antiretroviral treatment is supplied for only two months, causing congestion at local clinics.  Let's use this opportunity now to talk about where we are as a country in dealing with HIV and Aids and also where are the major challenges? To lead us in this discussion, we are joined by....

Guest: Dr. Nkhensani Nkhwashu  - Executive Manager: National Strategic Plan Implementation at the South African National Aids Council (SANAC)

Guest : Dr Musa Manganye - Director of HIV Treatment at the National Health Department

Guest:  Saira Johnson-Qureshi - (Acting) Country Coordinator at the  U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief