Following South Africa's recent announcement that antiretroviral treatment would become freely available, local AIDS lobby group the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), has said it was ready to embark on another health care struggle.
Previous efforts by TAC had led to the government's decision to provide treatment, as well as some dramatic reductions in the prices of antiretrovirals and other essential drugs.
According to the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), Zackie Achmat, chairman of the TAC, said his organisation would embark on a campaign in the new year to ensure that adequate health care was available to everyone.
During a joint AIDS rally by TAC and the Congress of South African Trade Unions in Cape Town, Achmat said it was now critical to make sure that clinics functioned properly, not only for people living with HIV/AIDS, but also for every person in South Africa.
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