FROM THE UNION BUILDINGS
A message from President Cyril Ramaphosa
HIV and AIDS –
Progress made but battle continues A s we continue
decades, our country
Day. As the Chair of the
our efforts to
has been engaged in an
South African National
Since the outbreak of
manage the
difficult conditions.
ongoing struggle against
AIDS Council, Deputy
COVID-19 in the country,
devastating Coronavirus
HIV and AIDS, which has
President David Mabuza
with the nation-wide
(COVID-19) pandemic,
cost many lives and
led the national com-
lockdown and the
we cannot ignore the
caused great hardship
memoration with an ad-
pressure on our health
other public health chal-
and suffering.
dress on progress in the
facilities, many HIV, AIDS
country’s response.
and tuberculosis services
lenges that our country faces. For more than three
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Recently we joined people across the globe in marking World AIDS
This year, World AIDS Day took place under
have suffered. This has posed a chal-
Public Sector Manager • December 2020/January 2021
