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HIV/AIDS report not ready for public

    JOHANNESBURG

    A special task team on Tuesday presented South Africa's Ministry of Health with a plan for the possible national rollout of HIV/AIDS drugs, but the details will not be made public as yet, Associated Press reported.

    This follows a September deadline given to the ministry by the cabinet for the urgent development of an operational treatment programme for all people living with HIV/AIDS.

    Health minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, however, said the contents of the report would only be made public at a later stage.

    "I still need time to go through the report, and through the procedures, but I will ensure that the report gets to cabinet because they requested it," Tshabalala-Msimang said.

    Earlier this year, the ministry said even if the plan were approved, it was highly unlikely the drugs would be made available by the end of 2003.

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