Economic crisis threatens S Africa's battle against HIV/Aids - 21 April 09
- 12 years ago
Final campaigning is underway in South Africa before Wednesday's national election, with polls suggesting that Jacob Zuma's African National Congress (ANC) will win.
One of the most serious issues the country's next president will have to address is the high rate of HIV and Aids. The UN says South Africa has one of the highest rates of HIV in the world - more than 18 per cent of adults are infected.
In the final stop of her train journey across South Africa, Haru Mutasa reports from a township in Cape Town where HIV patients are getting the treatment they need.
One of the most serious issues the country's next president will have to address is the high rate of HIV and Aids. The UN says South Africa has one of the highest rates of HIV in the world - more than 18 per cent of adults are infected.
In the final stop of her train journey across South Africa, Haru Mutasa reports from a township in Cape Town where HIV patients are getting the treatment they need.