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Anti-AIDS rollout extends to Eastern Cape

    JOHANNESBURG

    The recent rollout of free anti-AIDS drugs in South Africa's Gauteng province will soon extend to the Eastern Cape province.

    Sizwe Kupelo, the media liaison officer for the Eastern Cape department of health, said seven hospitals across the province would be able to administer antiretrovirals by the second week in May.

    Existing HIV/AIDS testing and prevention centres are expected to serve as entry points to the treatment programme, while health care clinics will provide screening services, follow-up, and monitoring of patients.

    Kupelo told the UN news service PlusNews: "We will also continue to build our partnerships with NGOs and community-based organisations to provide ongoing counselling."

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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