Unsung heroes in the HIV/AIDS battle

The rate of the spread of HIV/AIDS reached an all-time low according to recently released data, prompting loud cheers in praise of interventions such as the PMTCT programme and ARV therapy. Behind these illustrious warriors of the war on HIV/AIDS lies a lowly hero that first took the vanguard when the battle against the disease began in the 1980s. Staff Writer, MBONGENI MGUNI, assesses condoms fall from glory

Recently, local stakeholders involved in the fight against HIV/AIDS punched the air in joy as figures from a 2013 study showed remarkably positive promise in the 28 year-old battle against the disease.

 

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Batswana need to do better to stop FMD

It is a clear signal that the government’s purse is empty and that our own behaviour has left veterinary officials fighting with one hand tied behind their backs. We have been here before. During COVID-19, many of us thought we knew better. We ignored simple rules, we carried on as if the danger was someone else’s problem, and the virus took lives and left our economy on its knees. We are still broke from that experience. Yet now, with FMD...

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