South Africa making progress against HIV

As one of the countries most affected by HIV/AIDS, South Africa continues to make progress in fighting the disease through domestic funding and other measures. The country has the highest number of people taking antiretrovirals.

The number of people living with HIV in South Africa is estimated at 7.5 million, accounting for nearly 13 percent of its total population, according to the government. About 4.5 million of them are receiving treatment.

Like many other countries, South Africa is adopting the 90-90-90 strategy, proposed by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, or UNAIDS, for HIV/AIDS prevention and control.