SA's ARV programme growth stalls, but the worst-case fears remain unfulfilled
Daily Maverick | 19.05.2026 03:48
South Africa’s HIV treatment programme grew by a mere 40,000 from 2024 to 2025, taking the tally of people on antiretroviral treatment from 6.14 million to 6.18 million. This is according to just published figures from Thembisa, the leading mathematical model of HIV in South Africa. The last time year-on-year growth of the HIV programme was below 100,000 was 20 years ago.
