Children in the Eastern Cape are eating cow dung and leaves to have something in their stomach to take their antiretrovirals. Food shortages in the province have hit the poor especially hard, and according to the latest figures it has lost track of one child in every four that have been started.
Renowned HIV/Aids researcher Dr Arthi Ramkissoon died of Covid-19 on Monday.
Ramkissoon was also active as CEO of the KZN Children s Hospital Trust, raising millions for the institution.
Her sudden death was met with shock and disbelief by colleagues and friends.
Well-known South African HIV/Aids researcher and CEO of the KwaZulu-Natal Children s Hospital Trust, Dr Arthi Ramkissoon, succumbed to Covid-19 this week.
Ramkissoon was also the founder and executive director of Maternal, Adolescent & Child Health (MatCH) - a Wits-affiliated public-benefit organisation that provides a broad range of HIV- and TB-focused assistance.
She had more than 20 years experience in supporting the delivery of South African public sector HIV, TB, maternal, child and women s health programmes, improving access to health services, quality of care and health systems strengthening interventions.