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Media Alert: Western Cape Reaches 100 000 ART Patients Milestone

24 July 2011

The Western Cape Department of Health has reached 100 000 patients on Anti-Retroviral Treatment (ART). In celebration of this historic milestone, the Department of Health and its partners will have an official celebration of this massive achievement on Tuesday, 26 July, at New Somerset Hospital, where the first ART clinic was established in South Africa.

Minister Theuns Botha and the Head of Health Professor Craig Househam will update the media on inroads made in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

Date: Tuesday, 26 July 2011
Time: 11:00
Venue: New Somerset Hospital (old entrance)

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