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The death rate among young people from illnesses such as tuberculosis and pneumonia, often connected to HIV/Aids, tripled over a nine-year period, a Statistics South Africa study has shown. Dr Susan Cleary, UCT’s Health Economic Unit director, said it was important to rectify the damage done because of the significant drop in spending on public health care. Cleary said the country was starting to feel the effects of HIV-related deaths…..WEEKEND ARGUS