Two main strategies that the South Africa government implement In the fight against hiv and AIDS infection
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The fight against HIV/AIDS has many fronts: prevention, treatment, care and support, in the context of development and poverty eradication. There is a plan, a comprehensive national strategy, based on the premise that HIV causes AIDS.
The impact it is beginning to make brings a message of hope.
The HIV/AIDS budget (excluding allocations from provincial equitable shares) is set to increase ten-fold from R342 million in 2001/02 to R3,6 billion in 2005/06
What is happening with HIV prevention?
Prevention of HIV infection is critical, because there is no known cure for AIDS.
Surveys confirm a high level of awareness amongst South Africans and the young in particular. The Khomanani campaign, with R98 million of government funds, is reinforcing this.
Government distributed 350 million condoms free of charge in 2002 - that will increase to 400 million in 2003/04.
Vountary HIV counseling and testing (VCT) is now available in nearly 1000 public health sites and more funds have been allocated.
Government's programme to prevent mother to child transmission of HIV, already the largest on the African continent, is being expanded towards universal access to Nevirapine
Provision of anti-retroviral drugs to survivors of sexual assault is now national policy and sites are being expanded.
Although an HIV vaccine is still many years away, progress is being made with government support - Phase I trials of two locally generated "candidate vaccines" begin this year.