AEGiS-DMG: HIV/Aids Barometer

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HIV/Aids Barometer

Mail & Guardian (Johannesburg) - December 19, 2001

Estimated worldwide HIV infections: 44 667 937 as of 1.24pm December 19 2001 In court again: The Treatment Action Campaign won its legal challenge to force the Department of Health to make nevirapine available to all HIV-positive pregnant women attending public antenatal facilities. The government will appeal to the Constitutional Court to reverse the judgement.

Golden agreement: Mining giant Goldfields has reached an agreement with unions to test and treat its 50 000 workers for HIV. Goldfields estimates that HIV costs the company about "four to five dollars for every ounce of gold we produce". The programme has the blessing of the National Union of Mineworkers.

It will only provide antiretroviral drugs to rape survivors and pregnant women. Anglo Gold is looking into giving such drugs to the estimated fifthsouth africa of its 160 000 employees with HIV.

Virgin pride: About 2 000 women between the age of 12 and 25 have passed virginity tests in eastern Zimbabwe, and touching one of them above her wrist will be regarded as rape. Almost one in four adult Zimbabweans has the virus. Rising resistance: More than half of the 210 000 Americans infected with HIV are carrying a strain resistant to at least one antiretroviral drug.

Source: www.redribbon.co.za, other news organisations
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