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National HIV and Syphilis antenatal sero-prevalence survey in SA 2002
Department of Health, 2003.
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HIV/AIDS continues to be one of the biggest challenges faced by South Africa today, alongside poverty, joblessness and other social ills that the government is trying hard to eradicate. In 2001, it was estimated that 4,7 million South Africans were living with HIV/AIDS, of whom 189 000 were babies. However, all of us remain affected. The challenges of preventing new infections, providing treatment to the infected and care to those who are in need of our compassion remain. The past few months have highlighted the intrinsic link between HIV and poverty as we know while breadwinners and other family members become affected, families have to increasingly strive with limited resources to provide medical care whilst at the same time compromising their access to food, shelter and clothing.
This report is the 13th in a series of studies on HIV and syphilis prevalence conducted among pregnant women attending antenatal care in the public sector. The findings show that while we continue to see a stabilisation in the HV prevalence rates, and are encouraged by the continuing declines in syphilis, HIV and STI's such as syphilis remain causes for concern and demand more attention and intervention from all of us.
The full report can be downloaded on the righthand side of this page |
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