For the ANC three important events will mark this year: the third democratic national election, the tenth anniversary of democracy and the 60th anniversary of the ANC Youth League. But there is a fourth important event '€“ one that the ruling party'€™s election manifesto failed to mention over the weekend '€“ and that is the AIDS treatment roll-out plan, expected to kick in later in the year. With this in mind, Health-e News takes a look at the President'€™s election manifesto launch last Sunday.

In our first Living with AIDS feature for 2004, Health-e sobered up some revellers at a New Year'€™s eve party and reminded them of the reality of HIV and AIDS. Here, they reveal their thoughts and hopes on what needs to be done to address the issue this year.