Former South African President Thabo Mbeki has reignited controversy surrounding his views on HIV/AIDS by stating that he “stands by” everything he said on the issue while in office. South Africa is home to the world’s largest HIV/AIDS epidemic—6.3 million people live with the condition in the country, more than anywhere else in the world. Mbeki, who served as president of South Africa between 1999 and 2008, questioned the link between HIV and AIDS and instituted a ban on the distribution of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs for treating the virus in public hospitals. A 2008 study by researchers at Harvard University found that the lack of an effective distribution program for ARV drugs in South Africa resulted in the premature deaths of more than 330,000 people between 2000 and 2005.
Ex-South African President Thabo Mbeki stands by his controversial HIV comments
Former South African President Thabo Mbeki has reignited controversy surrounding his views on HIV/AIDS by stating that he “stands by” everything he said on the issue while in office. South Africa is home to the world’s largest HIV/AIDS epidemic—6.3 million people live with the condition in the country, more than anywhere else in the world. Mbeki, who served as president of South Africa between 1999 and 2008, questioned the link between HIV and AIDS and instituted a ban on the distribution of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs for treating the virus in public hospitals. A 2008 study by researchers at Harvard University found that the lack of an effective distribution program for ARV drugs in South Africa resulted in the premature deaths of more than 330,000 people between 2000 and 2005.
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