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South Africa has the highest HIV rate

Date: May 29, 2019

South Africa’s HIV adult prevalence rate is much higher than most other countries

According to a study by the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), a total of 5.3 million South Africans under the age of 50 are HIV-positive. South Africa’s HIV adult prevalence rate is much higher than most other countries, including Kenya (5.6%), Nigeria (3%), Namibia (13.8%), Zimbabwe (13.5%) and Mozambique (11.9%). Today we ask, will we ever be an HIV free generation? On #SAfmTalkingPoint with Asanda Beda spoke to Prof Sue Goldstein – Associate Professor at the School of public health at the University of Witwatersrand HIV researcher (WITS)

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