News24 | Motsoaledi’s big HIV treatment jump: Is it true?

Motsoaledi’s big HIV treatment jump: is it true?

More than half a million previously diagnosed people with HIV have started treatment since the end of February, minister says. But can a big jump in 10 weeks really be? We look at the numbers

Motsoaledi’s big HIV treatment jump: Is it true? – The Mail & Guardian

Numbers are powerful. They can also be dangerous if not used correctly. When the health minister said last month that 520 700 extra previously diagnosed people with HIV have been started on treatment since the end of February, the number sounded astounding. The health department’s goal is to find 1.1-million people who know they have HIV, but either never started treatment, or fell out of treatment, before the end of the year.  In his words, the…

News24 | Motsoaledi’s big HIV treatment jump: Is it true?

More than half a million people previously diagnosed with HIV have been started on HIV treatment since the end of February, the health minister says. But can a big jump in 10 weeks really be? We look at the numbers.

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