South Africa HIV's Patients Survive Disease But Weary of Its Toll - Report

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South Africa has the world's largest antiretroviral therapy program with over 4 million people receiving treatment.

But the ARV drug therapy, regarded by many as a panacea for HIV, is complicated and comes with its a number of side effects, both physical and mental.

As reporters explains from Johannesburg, perceptions of those side effects and the complex nature of the treatment has brought a new serious problem: many people just do not want to take the drugs anymore.