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South African Press Association - December 2, 2004
At its final meeting of the year in Pretoria, the Cabinet noted that the number of people receiving anti-retroviral therapy had increased to just under 20,000 by the end of October.
The number of people making use of voluntary counselling and testing services rose from 412,696 in 2002/03 to 690,537 in 2003/04.
"Government wishes on this day (World Aids Day) to express its solidarity with those affected by HIV and Aids and it vows to intensify all elements of the campaign, working with structures of civil society," Cabinet said.
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