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Saving Children, Enhancing Lives: Combating HIV and AIDS in South Africa
Kofi OG, Lindsey J. Saving children, enhancing lives. Combating HIV and AIDS in South Africa. United Nations Children’s Fund and UNICEF South Africa. Second Edition, June 2006.

This report discusses the challenges and solutions of treating children infected with HIV/AIDS in South Africa. Highlighted is the progress in the availability of antiretroviral therapy made during the 2005-06 calendar year, including a collaborative effort between the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and local community-based clinics. The Centre for Rural Health Partnership aims to have all HIV- and AIDS-infected children and adults on treatment in KwaZulu-Natal’s Umkanyakude district by the end of 2007.

 

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