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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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.
This very same article appears in the NY Times, and only that one has a link to the source study. The story is anecdotal in nature, and as such explains the story well. The source study describes historical South Africa policy, but does not examine the motives of Mbeki. This news story could have added that context, but it does not. The other question left by the story is that of whether the drugs were available (they were).
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