South Africa: Breaking Barriers - Médecins Sans Frontières - Marking a 'Revolution' in HIV Care in SA

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This week sees Doctors Without Borders celebrate 20 years of groundbreaking work on the HIV and TB epidemics in South Africa, while the Desmond Tutu Health Foundation discusses Covid-19 with renowned infectious diseases specialist Dr Anthony Fauci.

This year marks 20 years of Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) humanitarian work in South Africa. From starting a small clinic in Khayelitsha in 2000 to piloting a programme to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission, and later becoming the first clinic to prove that treatment for Aids was possible in a public health setting, MSF has contributed to saving millions of lives in South Africa.

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