In March, Statistics South Africa released its latest data on what is killing South Africans. TB remains the leading cause of natural death in the country. Although HIV-attributable deaths continue to decrease slowly, HIV also remains among the top ten causes of death in the country.
According to the latest statistics in Parliament, about six percent of TB patients default on their daily treatment. Meanwhile, about 40 percent of South African antiretroviral (ARVs) patients cannot be traced three years after starting treatment, according to a recent joint review of the country’s HIV and TB programmes.
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