We (the ANC government) have no plans to introduce the wholesale administration of these drugs in the public sector. ARVs are not a cure for Aids.
Manto Tshabalala-MsimangThe fact is that some of the mice [tested on with AZT] have contracted cancer. It attacks bone marrow. It is very toxic.
Manto Tshabalala-MsimangSouth Africa is the only country in the world who gives AZT to health workers for needle-stick injuries. It's very doubtful that we're doing the right thing.
Manto Tshabalala-MsimangToday I want to dispel this myth, because it is absolutely not true .[ that ARV's work ] The pharmaceutical industry and those who have a vested interest in the drug industry fuels this propaganda.
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