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Sunday Times (Johannesburg) - October 30, 2005
Brendan Boyle
But they blame Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang more than President Thabo Mbeki.
The poll by Research Surveys shows that 90% of blacks and 86% of all 2000 people questioned in a face-to-face enquiry believe the government should do more to supply medicine to those already infected.
Only 9% of the sample felt the government was doing enough on medication and 5% were unsure.
The National Treasury reported this week that the Health Department had rolled over R67-million of the R1.1-billion budget for the treatment of HIV/Aids in the year to March.
Finance Minister Trevor Manuel said he would increase the Comprehensive HIV/Aids Grant to R1.5-billion next year and R1.7-billion in the financial year to March 2009.
Treatment Action Campaign spokesman Nathan Geffen said the results underlined the very broad public support for antiretroviral treatment.
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