SOUTH Africa and Uganda have signed a bilateral agreement that will challenge pharmaceutical companies to reduce the price of expensive anti-retroviral Aids drugs, SABC television news reported on Wednesday. The two countries on Wednesday agreed to share resources and exchange knowledge of Aids and HIV. Uganda has developed an extensive network which operates effectively in fighting the virus, SABC reported. South African Health Minister Manto Tshabalala Msimang has been in Uganda since Monday investigating the efficacy of a new Aids drug which reduces mother-to-child transmission of the virus — with a view to introducing the drug in this country.
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