South Africa:'s Deputy President commemorates World AIDS Day

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Deputy President Paul Mashatile, in his capacity as the Chairperson of the South African National AIDS Council (SANAC), is leading Monday's official Commemoration of World AIDS Day in South Africa’s Limpopo Province.

World AIDS Day is commemorated annually across the globe in solidarity with the millions of people living with HIV and to raise awareness about the status of the epidemic. The country theme for the 2025 commemoration is “Renewed Efforts and Sustainable Commitments to End AIDS”. 

It urges the reinvigoration of strategies to close gaps in prevention and treatment, and emphasises long-term investment in the face of funding cuts and shifting global priorities that affect investment in HIV.

Mashatile is leading the commemoration alongside the SANAC Chairperson Solly Nduku as well as representatives from development partners such as the UN Agencies (UNAIDS, UNICEF, WHO), research entities and civil society movements.

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