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Tag Archives: South Africa
ANC Attacks Anti-Corruption Investigators
The African National Congress in February stepped up its public war of words with an anti-corruption unit — dubbed The Scorpions — designed to ferret out abuse of power in the South African state. The Scorpions, whom are modeled on … Continue reading
Tagged Corruption, South Africa, Thabo Mbeki
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Transparency International: 1 in 10 Families Worldwide Pays Bribes
To mark UN Anti-Corruption Day in December, Transparency International released the results of its 2004 Global Corruption Barometer highlighting ongoing corruption, especially in the developing world. The survey found that worldwide, 1 in 10 people said they or a member … Continue reading
The Developing World Needs More Condoms
At the XV International AIDS Conference in Thailand, Population Action International released a report claiming that developing nations are only receiving about 10 percent of the condoms needed to make a serious dent in the transmission of HIV. In its … Continue reading
Do Africans Follow Anti-HIV Drug Regimen Better Than Americans?
One of the long-standing arguments against the use of anti-retrovirals to treat the AIDS crisis in Africa goes like this: African countries like the health infrastructure to ensure that patients will consistently take anti-HIV drugs (which, of course, have a … Continue reading
Tagged AIDS/HIV, Botswana, Senegal, South Africa, Uganda, United States
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South Africa Reverses Course — Will Distributed Anti-HIV Drugs
South Africa’s cabinet met in a special session in August and decided to finally distributed anti-HIV drugs . . . after it finishes a “detailed operational plan” to handle the distribution of such drugs. The decision was announced to coincide … Continue reading
Tagged AIDS/HIV, South Africa
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South Africa’s Population Continues to Grow Despite the AIDS Crisis
South Africa released its official census in July which found the population of the country managed to increase by a meager 10 percent from 1996-2001 despite the ever increasing toll that the AIDS epidemic is taking on that country. South … Continue reading
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AIDS In Africa
Earlier this month someone in South Africa leaked an unpublished government report on the anti-AIDS drugs. Although the South African government has refused to buy or distribute anti-AIDS drugs due to a host of objections, the leaked report estimated that … Continue reading
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Mandela’s Pathetic Backpedaling on AIDS Drugs Testing
Reuters reports that Nelson Mandela has backpedaled on testing of AIDS drugs and is now endorsing Thabo Mbeki’s ridiculous position that further safety testing of AIDS drugs is necessary because, as Reuters paraphrases his position, . . . conditions in … Continue reading
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South Africa Just Won’t Give Up When It Comes to Promoting AIDS
Given that South Africa has such a high incidence of AIDS infection, a reasonable person might conclude that the country would try to do everything in its power to reduce the risk of infection. Instead, the government continues to do … Continue reading
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What Is Wrong With Thabo Mbeki?
Unbelievably as the 14th International AIDS Conference is getting under way, South Africa’s government is still fighting for the right keep AIDS drugs out of the hands of pregnant women. And Thabo Mbeki had the balls to show up in … Continue reading
Tagged AIDS/HIV, South Africa
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