DURBAN - Despite under-reporting of deaths more than 80% of patients on antiretrovirals (ARVs) in South Africa are still alive five years into their treatment programme.

DURBAN - South Africa is making real progress in shifting HIV treatment delivery to lower levels of health workers, enabling more patients to be reached.

DURBAN '€“ South Africa needs to formulate a truly strategic HIV/AIDS and TB plan rather than an unstrategic wish-list when writing the new National Strategic Plan (NSP) for 2012-2016, Mark Heywood told delegates at the 5th South African AIDS Conference this week.