
South Africa: Motsoaledi's Big HIV Treatment Jump - Is It true?
[Bhekisisa] Last month, the health minister said that more than half a million previously diagnosed people with HIV have been started on treatment since the end of February. But can it really be, especially since the gap to getting 95% of people diagnosed with HIV on medication has been hovering around 1-million for the past five years? Critics say they're sceptical about the minister's figures -- and that the country will close the gap by December. We dive into the numbers to see what the picture looks like.
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