Best strategy to defeat HIV in South Africa: Study challenges World Health Organization's approach
Wednesday, September 5, 2012 - 18:00
in Mathematics & Economics
The World Health Organization (WHO) is about to embark on a new strategy to prevent AIDS in South Africa, a country thought to have more people with HIV/AIDS than any other country in the world. Using mathematical modeling, the WHO predicts this strategy could completely eliminate HIV in South Africa within a decade. Alas, researchers at UCLA respectively disagree, suggesting the WHO has left out key considerations. Their own model suggests a different approach.