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Rollout will continue: The govern-ment said it would continue with its roll-out of anti-retroviral drugs in state hospitals regardless of the outcome of the Constitutional Court. The minister of health’s representative, Sibani Mngadi, said the government was not challenging the roll-out of nevirapine, but “the powers of a judge to decide on how government policies should be implemented”.
Awarded: Cape Town-born writer and entertainer Pieter-Dirk Uys, aka Evita Bezuidenhout, was awarded the Reconciliation Award 2001 by the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation for his contribution towards reconciliation and, more importantly, to the fight against HIV/Aids.
R1,8-billion grant for HIV/Aids: The international Global Fund granted South Africa R1,8-billion “to strengthen national capacity for treatment, care and support related to HIV and TB, building on successful behaviour change”. The grant is the biggest the fund has donated to any country. About R792-million will go to a joint KwaZulu-Natal government and University of Natal project that was described by the fund as “possibly the most unique and exciting proposal we received from around the world”.
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