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More than 1,000 people in South Africa's North West province are receiving anti-AIDS drugs since the health department started its rollout programme four months ago, the provincial health department has announced.
The programme is currently operational at three of four identified health sites and over 1,200 health workers have been trained to administer antiretroviral treatment.
According to the South African Broadcasting Corporation, provincial health minister Mandlenkosi Mayisela said his department was looking to launch new treatment sites in the hope of expanding treatment access.
Traditional healers have been urged to assist with the rollout by referring people to the existing service points.
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