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Free AIDS drugs for university staff

    JOHANNESBURG

    South Africa's University of Cape Town (UCT) on Friday announced that staff could now receive free HIV/AIDS drugs and counselling.

    UCT said its "HIV/AIDS Intervention Programme" would provide permanent staff as well as outsources under contract for two or more years with proactive and ongoing diagnosis, treatment and support.

    Njabulo Ndebele, UCT vice chancellor, appealed to university management to make their staff aware of the programme and to encourage voluntary HIV testing.

    "HIV/AIDS is a shadow that hangs over all our lives. Knowing your HIV status is of utmost importance in the fight against the disease," Ndebele said in a statement.

    He said the programme was expected to amount to an escalating US $134,000 per year.

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