As the world commemorates the annual World Aids Day on December 01, the latest information is that patients can collect their (antiretrovirals) ARVs at the South African Post Office.
The Post Office says those patients who collect ARVs from a state-owned clinic can now be able to receive their medication at collection points.
In a report carried out by the Government Communication and Information Service (GCIS) through SA News, the Post Office announced the news on the eve of World AIDS Day.
The Post Office said anyone who collects chronic medication from a government clinic, but who lives closer to a post office than the clinic, can request to collect their medication from the Post Office.
“The service is aimed at patients who live or work closer to a post office than a government clinic. The main benefit of the service is longer service hours,” Sapo said in a statement.
“The collection service is available at 342 post offices in all provinces except the Western Cape. These post offices were selected because they comply with the requirements of the Department of Health. Medication that requires specialised storage, such as cold storage, cannot be collected from a post office.”
However, it is announced that any person living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus who would like to collect treatment from a convenient Post Office should make arrangements with the clinic.
The Post Office branches countrywide are open until 5pm on weekdays and until 12pm on weekends excluding Sundays.
It has also come to the attention of this news portal that the Department of Health will send the patient an SMS when the medication is ready for collection and patients have 14 days to collect it before the medication is returned to the department.
At the present moment, ESA is informed that an estimated 8.2 million South Africans live with HIV, and dating back to 1984 – when the HIV virus was identified – more than 35 million people lost their lives to it.
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