Eastern Cape Provincial Government, led by Premier Lubabalo Oscar Mabuyane,

in partnership with the Province s Aids Council, commemorated World Aids

Day at Walter Sisulu University in Whittlesea, in the Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality - Chris Hani District recently.

The Eastern Cape Aids Council, through various stakeholders has implemented a

number of strategies in reducing the defaulter rate. To address this challenge,

Health teams have been conducting community dialogues, training of

stakeholders with emphasis on sharing educational and awareness information

on HIV&AIDS.

The province has come a long way in the fight against HIV&AIDS. Current statistics reveal that, over the past four years, the province has gradually shown a decrease in positivity yield against the total tests done.

Approximately, more than eight hundred thousand of the province s population live with HIV, with OR Tambo district having the maximum number of infections.The province continues to strengthen its fight against this pandemic.