Mortal Combat: AIDS Denialism and the Struggle for Antiretrovirals in South AfricaMortal Combat is a history of AIDS policy in South Africa. The book exposes the strategy and tactics of AIDS denialists and focuses on the struggle for antiretrovirals to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV and to extend the lives of people living with AIDS. *** "AIDS denialism has resulted in the deaths of at least hundreds of thousands of people. Nattrass's book provides an important service to the world and will save lives." - Mark Wainberg, Director of the McGill U. AIDS Centre, past President of the International AIDS Society, and co-chair of the Toronto 2006 AIDS Conference |
Contents
AIDS Science and the Problem of AIDS Denialism | 15 |
AIDS Policy prior to the Mbeki Presidency | 38 |
Mbekis Questioning of AIDS Science | 54 |
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