90 Of Arvs In The Country Are Paid For By The Government: Motsoaledi

Health Minister Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi says 90 of the antiretroviral ARV in the country is paid for by the government. This as some civil organisations and activists raised concerns over the Trump administrations abrupt freeze on foreign aid funding, including the US Presidents Emergency Plan for HIV/AIDS Relief PEPFAR.

Close to 8 million people in South Africa are living with HIV/AIDS.

Motsoaledi says PEPFAR only caters for 27 of 52 districts in the country.

We buy our ARVs on our own. 90 of all our ARVs or the cost of ARVs, is paid for by the South African government. The other 10 is global funds, which are based in Geneva and its not affected by this. So, in the buying of ARVs, we are not affected. What were affected with are the 15,000 people and their operational cost that is the one that we are faced with, says Motsoaledi.

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