In South Africa, the euphoria of the peaceful transition from apartheid to democracy has
been dulled by the devastation of HIV/AIDS. The epidemic has had a disproportionate effect …

A new era of unity and action on HIV/AIDS appears to be dawning in South Africa after years
of confusion and conflict that made the health ministry the target of international ostracism …

As South Africa prepares for round two of a landmark legal struggle on April 18, which has
raised hopes of cut-price drugs, notably for HIV/AIDS (see Lancet, March 10, p 775), the …

South Africa is home to the largest HIV seropositive population in the world, with 7· 2 million
individuals. 1 Since the country's first case of HIV in 1982, South Africa has come a long way …

On Dec 1 the usual activities surrounding World AIDS Day will take on a special significance
for South Africans. In a high-profile event in Pretoria, the South African National AIDS …

The two key barriers to obtaining AIDS drugs in South Africa until 2004 were the state's
support of AIDS denialism and high prices. The work of civil-society advocacy groups was …

During the late 1990s while living in Zambia, I saw the devastating effect HIV/AIDS was
having on individuals, families, and communities. On a trip to the northern province, I met …

South African AIDS activists are to take legal action against their government because of its
refusal to provide HIV-positive women with drugs to prevent mother-to-child transmission …

South Africa's approval of a national HIV/AIDS treatment plan to provide free antiretrovirals
to all who need them ends years of bitter struggle for drugs in a country where AIDS kills …

Summary Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, and South Africa have some of the highest
HIV/AIDS burdens in the world. All four countries have ambitious plans for scaling-up …