Wed Jun 19 20:18:02 SAST 2013
Wed Jun 19 20:18:02 SAST 2013

US hands over Anti-Aids project to South Africa

Aug 8, 2012 | Sapa-AP | 3 comments

The Obama administration is turning over control of a successful anti-AIDS program to South Africa as the government boosts its investment in fighting the deadly disease.

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 The program has spent $3.2 billion on anti-retroviral drugs 

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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was presiding over the signing of an agreement with South African health officials that will put them in the lead in administering the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief in the country.

The program has spent $3.2 billion on anti-retroviral drugs, other treatments and HIV prevention programs in South Africa since then-President George W. Bush started it in 2004. The handover will be phased in over five years.

South Africa has the highest HIV infection rate in the world, with 5.7 million people - 17.8 percent of the population - testing positive for the virus.

   

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Wed Jun 19 20:18:02 SAST 2013 ::
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Aug 8, 2012

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The evil west, why are they trying to save the people of SA,

If I was them I would stop the funding and keep the government accountable, they steel more billions than that, the people of SA is just to stupid to see and understand this. Why must another country send money when the SA government is sucking us dry.

Handing this over to SA, I surely hope no government department have any fingers in this.


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Aug 8, 2012

sabza007

@Slotions

Not everything from West is evil. Please decolonize your mind. Without companies from West, S.A unemployment would be skyrocketing to 40% or more. They bought computers and handed them to impoverished schools and some colleges.They built clinics, they contributed in building some schools and they did many other great things for this country.

What did our own African countries did to assist South Africa in its programs.........nothing, except sending illegal immigrants to invade our country.
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Aug 9, 2012

somaartakeit

Now the patients must brace themselves as the funds gets mismanaged and finally running out of essential drugs. I guess everyone will just have go back to chowing beetroot and garlic,
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