Finally, a HIV/AIDS drop?
Aug. 4th, 2007 01:45 amIs HIV/AIDS finally in decline?
http://www.moneyweb.co.za/mw/view/mw/en/page66309?oid=151550&sn=Blog%20detail%20back%20buttonDoubts raised about the significance of latest antenatal survey results
Yesterday the Minister of Health, Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, released the 2006 National HIV and Syphilis Prevalence Survey of South Africa. The minister said in a statement that the report "shows a trend towards a decrease in the prevalence of HIV amongst pregnant women who use public health facilities (29.1% in 2006 compared to 30.2% in 2005), suggesting that this may be the beginning of a decline in the HIV prevalence rates. This is positive news for our country."
According to the report...