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Prevention/Epidemiology

South Africa: Knowledge Is Power, Says Health Department

From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

June 4, 2004

As part of South Africa's AIDS action plan, the government will distribute about 11 million copies of a 49-page booklet containing detailed information about how HIV is transmitted and can be prevented, said plan spokesperson Thami Skenjana. The booklet, which she said is printed in all official languages, also explains how people can find out their serostatus and what antiretroviral treatment is. Prevention remains the foundation of the government's HIV/AIDS communication, said Skenjana, because most South Africans are not HIV-infected. The booklet will be distributed door-to-door nationwide.

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Adapted from:
South African Press Association
06.02.04

  
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This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update.
 
 

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