Study cites toll of AIDS policy in South Africa

International Herald Tribune, New York Times by Celia W. Dugger | Nov. 26, 2008 (Special Report)

A new study by Harvard researchers estimates that the South African government would have prevented the premature deaths of 365,000 people earlier this decade if it had provided antiretroviral drugs to AIDS patients and widely administered drugs to help prevent pregnant women from infecting their babies. Full Story »

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Kristin Gorski
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 by Kristin Gorski - Nov. 26, 2008

An interesting expose of former South African President Thabo Mbeki in regards to his denial of AIDS in his country. The piece is well sourced and attempts to explain Mbeki's puzzling views. The reporter accurately places the period of Mbeki's rule in a larger context.

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