South Africa sees hope on AIDS crisis
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June 10, 2009 by fluoutbreak
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – The number of new HIV infections among South African teens has dropped significantly, prompting hope that national efforts to tackle the epidemic have finally turned a corner after years of denial and delay.
A report by the Human Sciences Research Council released Tuesday said that although young South Africans continue to have multiple sexual partners — a fact that has driven South Africa’s epidemic — they are increasingly heeding advice to use a condom.
“There is clearly light at the end of the tunnel,” said Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi. “There is real light.”
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