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South Africa
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Key Facts [Source: UNAIDS 2008]
- Population: 48.6 million
- Estimated: number of people living with HIV: 5.7 million
- Estimated number of children under 15 living with HIV: 280,000
- Foundation headquarters: Johannesburg
- Foundation presence since: 2000
Foundation Programs in South Africa
- Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT): Providing services to prevent transmission of HIV from mothers to their babies.
- HIV and AIDS Care and Treatment: Providing medical care and antiretroviral treatment for children and families living with HIV and AIDS.
- International Leadership Award: Grants for HIV/AIDS scientists and clinicians in South Africa.
Key Foundation Accomplishments (as of September 30, 2009)
- Supports 256 PMTCT sites and 43 HIV care and treatment sites.
- Provided more than 439,000 women in South Africa with critical PMTCT services.
- Enrolled more than 176,000 adults and children into HIV care and support programs; of those ever enrolled, more than 106,000 have begun ART. Of these, more than 11,000 are children.
- Two Foundation-supported hospitals received accreditation as Department of Health antiretroviral treatment (ART) initiation sites, thus receiving free antiretroviral drugs and laboratory services from the Kwa Zulu Natal Department of Health.
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Message From the South Africa Country Director, Dr. Kuku Appiah
Photo: Ntombi Tiwani
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I have worked in programs funded by the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in South Africa since 2003.
The magnitude of the HIV epidemic in South Africa has the potential to overwhelm us, and we have to constantly reinvigorate ourselves and remember that every child who is born HIV-negative and every HIV-positive child who has access to antiretroviral treatment is a life saved. I feel privileged to have the opportunity to work with a dynamic team, on programs that definitely make an impact on people’s lives.
We are currently supporting South Africa’s national PMTCT program and are encouraged by the fact that PMTCT is being placed very high on the agenda of our new government. We are also committed to developing strong partnerships with community-based organizations that assist orphans, vulnerable children, and people living with HIV. In this way, we will be able to ensure that HIV-infected children and their families are given all the support they need to rebuild their lives.
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