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Fidel Castro once sought to challenge international capitalism by distributing weapons in the Third World; now he hopes to do the same with AIDS drugs. The Cuban leader on Tuesday signed an agreement with South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki to promote the development and distribution of cheap alternatives to the AIDS drugs marketed by Western pharmaceutical corporations, which are often priced beyond the reach of most HIV patients in the developing world. Castro also vowed to put Cuba's pharmaceutical industry to work on helping countries such as South Africa and Brazil manufacture generic versions of the drug treatments...
...values and the rule of law. At a conference held by South Africa's Institute of International Affairs, Ncube said if Mugabe refuses, South Africa-the one country that could force change in Zimbabwe-should threaten to cut its lifelines of fuel and electricity. South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki says he prefers a policy of "quiet diplomacy" toward Zimbabwe...
Then she was appointed executive secretary of a bilateral commission working group on environmental issues co-chaired by Vice President Gore and South Africa's Thabo Mbeki, but not given the resources she needed to fulfill her duties. "The harassment really intensified," says Coleman-Adebayo. "We couldn't get any funding for projects. I couldn't get permission to travel to South Africa to meet with my counterparts there. It got so bad that the South African government offered to send me a plane ticket because they needed me to be at some meetings...
...against African strains of HIV began in Kenya and England. The FDA approved a new anti-HIV drug. And leaders of developing nations, in which 95% of AIDS cases occur, pledged more funding to fight the economic and social devastation caused by the disease. But South African President Thabo Mbeki sounded a sour note when he openly questioned whether HIV causes AIDS. That prompted more than 5,000 scientists to sign a declaration decrying the waste of valuable time and resources arguing over a well-established scientific fact. Mbeki reportedly remains unconvinced but has stopped talking about it publicly...
...against African strains of HIV began in Kenya and England. The FDA approved a new anti-HIV drug. And leaders of developing nations, in which 95% of aids cases occur, pledged more funding to fight the economic and social devastation caused by the disease. But South African President Thabo Mbeki sounded a sour note when he openly questioned whether HIV causes aids. That prompted more than 5,000 scientists to sign a declaration decrying the waste of valuable time and resources arguing over a well-established scientific fact. Mbeki reportedly remains unconvinced but has stopped talking about it publicly...