In August 2004, the South African Foundation for Professional Development kicked-off the Positive Life Project to facilitate the accreditation, expansion and integration of facilities providing comprehensive antiretroviral treatment (ART) and HIV palliative care in the South African public sector. Interestingly, the Positive Life Project uses biotechnology – an antigen test – to provide rapid HIV testing through its targeted regions.

Funded by PEPFAR through USAID since its inception, the Positive Life Project operates in Gauteng, North West, Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces. We caught up with Frieda, a registered nurse working with with Positive Life, last week at the 5th annual conference.