Tribute to TAC at 20!
The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) turns 20 today - International Human Rights Day - and our history would be much poorer without them.
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AIDS Denialism
First doctor to prescribe ARVs forced to leave SA
A seven-year battle with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) has left legendary French HIV expert Dr Francoise Louis with no choice but to leave the country.
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Nono Simelela: Resignation and resurrection
On the eve of international AIDS Day, Dr Nono Simelela, Special Advisor to the Deputy President of South Africa, speaks about working under Manto Tshabalala-Msimang
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AIDS2016: The Durban I used to hate
Fifteen years ago, death was everywhere in Durban, the epicentre of AIDS in the world, and the state had been "captured" by AIDS denialists
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South Africa celebrates 10 years of free HIV treatment
HIV treatment was introduced after a huge struggle, but this week South Africa celebrated a decade of free antiretroviral (ARV) treatment.
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The price of denial
In June 1999 Thabo Mbeki became president. And so began one of the most destructive episodes in our recent history ' AIDS denialism. Mbeki questioned the very existence of a sexually-transmitted virus that caused AIDS.
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