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Scepticism over HIV/AIDS plan

    JOHANNESBURG

    The leader of South Africa's Independent Democrats (ID) party, Patricia de Lille, has expressed scepticism over the government's plan for HIV/AIDS treatment.

    In what signalled a massive shift in the government's approach to the pandemic, the cabinet recently gave the Department of Health a September deadline for an operational HIV/AIDS drug rollout plan.

    However, De Lille has accused the government of using HIV/AIDS treatment as an election ploy.

    The local Sunday Times newspaper quoted De Lille as saying: "I'll only believe it when I see it. I always predicted that a couple of months before the elections the government would provide antiretroviral drugs."

    De Lille was recently honoured in two countries for her work in the fields of HIV/AIDS and human rights.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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