25 January 2023 1 Min Read

WATCH: How to keep people on HIV treatment during a flood

What happens when there’s a natural disaster and people living with HIV can’t take their chronic medication? Watch to find out what can be done to make sure their treatment isn’t interrupted

in News & Fox by Yolanda Mdzeke and Zano Kunene
Destroyed homes are seen after a river burst its banks in Ntuzuma, Durban, on April 13 2022. Picture: REUTERS/ROGAN WARD
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  • In KwaZulu-Natal, people living with HIV were doubly affected by the floods in April 2022, which left 448 people dead. 
  • They lost their belongings like IDs and medication, which meant they couldn’t collect their treatment from clinics. 
  • Research from Namibia shows that health-care workers can prepare HIV-positive people for floods by handing out medication in advance when it looks like a flood is about to start, and moving them to clinics closer to their homes.
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