21 February 2002

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Health minister ‘read about Gauteng’s MTCT plans in the media’

In a move that seems to have baffled even those close to her, Health  minister Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang has opted to lash out at Gauteng's  moves to expand the nevirapine programme that will see the distribution of  the drug to thousands of HIV positive pregnant women in the province's  hospitals. The only possible explanation for her outburst comes from a lone voice in  the health department who claims that she had been angered by the fact that  she had read about Gauteng's expansion plans in the media.
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Budget heralds sharp cuts to university hospitals

Gauteng and the Western Cape will be hard hit by funding cuts to university hospitals announced in finance minister Trevor Manuel's budget. Conditional grants that allocate funds to teaching hospitals directly from central government are to be rationalised. The move which is designed to promote greater health equity among the provinces will fund tertiary units in 27 hospitals around the country.
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Free antiretrovirals buy back health
Living with AIDS – programme 68

While Wednesday's national budget speech pledged significant additional spending on HIV/AIDS and included the progressive roll-out of a mother-to-child prevention programme, it is likely that by this time next year, there will be a growing call for government to grapple with the cost of providing antiretroviral treatment for adults. In this edition of "Living with AIDS", people who are currently part of a free treatment programme talk about the difference it has made to their lives.
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Living with AIDS – programme 68

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