Deputy Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla said the country is taking great strides in the fight against Aids and is on track with its goal of ending the spread of the disease as a public health threat by 2030.
Phaahla was speaking at the United Nations UN Aids conference 2024 in Munich, Germany, which is running from 22 to 26 July.
No new infections in 2030He said this does not mean there will be no cases of HIV/Aids by then but rather it will be completely under control.
In other words, we are aiming to reach a stage whereby in 2030 everybody will test and know their status and everyone who is positive for HIV will then be on treatment, and everybody who is on treatment will be virally suppressed, and also that we will achieve the target of making sure that young people are HIV-free. In other words, there should be no new infections. Phaahla told SABC News .
He said he and other officials in attendance at the conference believe this is possible.
