12 December 2003

Former President Nelson Mandela inaugurates an antiretroviral treatment site in Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape. The treatment site is a collaboration between Medecins Sans Frontieres and the Nelson Mandela Foundation. MSF has been active in the area since January. The adult prevalence rate in and around Lusikisiki is between 30 and 35%.

Siyayinqoba Beat It! 2004 Episode 25 - Lusikisiki ARV programme

In Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape, a pioneering project showed that when healthcare workers and the community work together, they can implement life-saying antiretroviral medication just as well as more well-resourced urban areas.