'Close the Gap' campaign to boost HIV treatment and suppression

Over 3.5 million people living with HIV in South Africa are virally suppressed, meaning their risk of transmitting HIV to a sexual partner is almost zero.

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Some of the initiatives to accelerate the response to HIV in the country include the launch of the 1.1 Million “Close the Gap HIV Treatment Campaign” to accelerate efforts toward achieving the 95-95-95 HIV targets.

The campaign seeks to identify and support the 1.1 million people living with HIV, who know their status but are not yet on treatment.

The country also launched the national rollout of the Six Multi-Month Dispensing (6MMD) programme to enable stable and eligible HIV patients to receive a six-month supply of antiretroviral medication, meaning they will only be required to visit a clinic twice a year.