Tshwane is concerned about treatment adherence regression among HIV-positive children [SOUND]

# Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya has expressed alarm regarding treatment adherence regression among HIV-positive children in the metro. The latest public health data shows 43-percent of HIV-positive children are not accessing treatment, while only 41-percent have recorded viral suppression. Gauteng has the second highest number of people living with HIV in the country, and 11.6-percent reside in Tshwane. Moya’s spokesperson Zintle Mahlati says the regression also includes rising cases of congenital syphilis and Hepatitis B: