City of Cape Town says its Health Department has been at the forefront of implementing new HIV and TB policies

The City of Cape Town says its Health Department has been at the forefront of implementing new HIV and TB policies and guidelines rolled out by the national department. The city’s HIV programme has expanded to include prevention strategies like Post Exposure Prophylaxis and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis. Mayoral committee member for Community Services and Health, Patricia van der Ross, says between April last year and October this year, 47-thousand-773 clients have had assisted HIV self-screening at facilities, of which 825 tests were positive.