south africa healthcare
David Ross Patient: “ARVs need to be taken daily”
Aids activist David Ross Patient was diagnosed HIV-positive in 1983; today he campaigns for greater awareness on how to stay healthy, and alive, on the South African government's ARV programme, which is the largest in the world.
David Ross Patient: ‘ARVs need to be taken daily’
Aids activist David Ross Patient was diagnosed HIV-positive in 1983; today he campaigns for greater awareness on how to stay healthy, and alive, on the South African government's ARV programme, which is the largest in the world.
Charter to improve healthcare
The government has introduced a draft health charter aimed at improving healthcare and raising black economic empowerment in the sector. The state currently spends R33.2-billion on healthcare for 38-million people, while private healthcare costs R43-billion for 7-million people.
