The ARV treatment plan is drawing health staff away from other services, while at the same time it desperately needs more staff to expand, according to the SA Health Review. The biggest obstacle to getting more HIV positive people on antiretroviral treatment is the lack of health staff. Over the next five years, government’s HIV/AIDS care, support and treatment plan will need about 13 800 more staff if it is to be implemented properly. Approximately 3 200 doctors, 2 400 nurses, 765 social workers, 765 dieticians, 112 pharmacists and 2000 data capturers will be needed by 2009 to implement the full roll out of the antiretroviral component of the plan.