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  2. HIV/AIDS in South Africa - Wikipedia

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    According to Statistics South Africa 's [6] mid-year population estimates for 2018, [7] the total HIV prevalence rate for the country is 13.1%. The HIV prevalence rate for all adults aged 15 to 49 is 19.0%. [7] Statistics South Africa estimates the number of deaths attributable to AIDS in 2017 as 126,755 or 25.03% of all South African deaths.

  3. HIV/AIDS denialism in South Africa - Wikipedia

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    HIV/AIDS denialism in South Africa. In South Africa, HIV/AIDS denialism had a significant impact on public health policy from 1999 to 2008, during the presidency of Thabo Mbeki. Mbeki criticized the scientific consensus that HIV is the cause of AIDS beginning shortly after his election to the presidency. In 2000, he organized a Presidential ...

  4. Health insurance - Wikipedia

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    Health insurance. Health insurance or medical insurance (also known as medical aid in South Africa) is a type of insurance that covers the whole or a part of the risk of a person incurring medical expenses. As with other types of insurance, risk is shared among many individuals. By estimating the overall risk of health risk and health system ...

  5. HIV/AIDS in Africa - Wikipedia

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    Southern Africa is the worst affected region on the continent. As of 2011, HIV has infected at least 10 percent of the population in Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Zambia, and Zimbabwe . In response, a number of initiatives have been launched in various parts of the continent to educate the public on HIV ...

  6. Healthcare in South Africa - Wikipedia

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    The public system serves the vast majority of the population. Authority and service delivery are divided between the national Department of Health, provincial health departments, and municipal health departments. [1] In 2017, South Africa spent 8.1% of GDP on health care, or US$499.2 per capita.

  7. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief - Wikipedia

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    The United States President's Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief ( PEPFAR) is a United States governmental initiative to address the global HIV/AIDS epidemic and help save the lives of those suffering from the disease. Launched by U.S. President George W. Bush in 2003, as of May 2020, PEPFAR has provided about $90 billion in cumulative funding for ...

  8. HIV adult prevalence rate - Wikipedia

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    As of 2018, 38 million people are estimated infected with HIV globally. [4] The HIV pandemic is most severe in Southern Africa. Over 10% of all people infected with HIV/AIDS reside within the region. Adult HIV prevalence exceeds 15% in Eswatini, Botswana, and Lesotho, while an additional six countries report adult HIV prevalence of at least 10% ...

  9. Treatment Action Campaign - Wikipedia

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    The Treatment Action Campaign ( TAC) is a South African HIV/AIDS activist organisation which was co-founded by the HIV-positive activist Zackie Achmat in 1998. [1] TAC is rooted in the experiences, direct action tactics and anti-apartheid background of its founder. [1] TAC has been credited with forcing the reluctant government of former South ...

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