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Pretoria, South Africa – South Africa has announced an ambitious plan Tuesday before and HIV-positive infants and pregnant women, a change that the country worst hit by the virus could save hundreds of thousands of lives expansion of treatment that causes AIDS.

President Jacob – Zuma is saying that one time for a bath can prevent AIDS ridicule – as he was happy at the way the World AIDS Day said. A new policy rather than develop drugs to AIDS patients alive and promoting garlic and beetroot to treat former President Thabo Mbeki, who represents the Minister of Health of suspected extremists. These policies prematurely than 300.000 deaths, a Harvard study concluded.

Changes are consistent with new guidelines issued in one day before the World Health Organization calls for HIV – infected pregnant women who are given the drug before and during lactation. Survival rates for treatment of all infected children in South Africa, 12 where the infant mortality rate has worsened since 1990, one of the countries, partly because of AIDS should be good for young people.

HIV Zuma, who struggled for decades Party apartheid government, Nelson Mandela that the country votes in multiracial elections in 1994 ended with 10 against South Africa in the one direction than the first fight against infection.

“One more time in our history, in another context, liberation movement that this time in the life of any nation when there are only two options: Send to live or fight,” Zuma said. “The moment has come in our fight to defeat AIDS. We declare now, as we have said that they arise.”

New, Secretary-General warned that the ban-moon in New York to treat people with new HIV infections are outpacing gains. He should immediately be widely used for prevention, treatment, care and support by 2010 to reach the UN target.

“This means that the fight against all forms of HIV related stigma and discrimination,” Ban said in a statement. “The elimination of violence against women and girls means. It means ensuring access to HIV information and services is.”

Welcomed with a standing ovation Zuma Pretoria when he entered the showroom was filled with several thousand people.

In some ways, Zuma is an unlikely hero AIDS. As a Zulu tradition allows, three wives – the specialists they have multiple concurrent partners increases the risk of AIDS, says. Said and in 2006, while HIV with a family friend tried to rape charges being positive, he took a bath out of sex after marriage at risk for AIDS. He was acquitted of rape.

Country’s national council against AIDS once the President can not comment on the shower. But as Health Minister Zuma for the appointment of Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has won praise. AIDS workers say have faith and science Motsoaledi to learn from past mistakes.

, A country of 50 million South Africa, an estimated 5.7 million HIV-infected people than any other country’s.

UNAIDS, Executive Director Michel Sidibe, who stand shortly before Zuma have taken, the president said: “From today to you, or to rewrite the history of AIDS in Africa.”

State radio and television in South Africa’s Zuma that the policy change becomes effective in April, said in his speech broadcast on. This for all children under 1 year of age are involved in treatment, their CD 4 cell count, immune system health, regardless of any measures.

Patients with tuberculosis and HIV to receive treatment if their CD 4 count is 350 or less, now 200, which begins before treatment compared with means. Pregnant women HIV-positive people are also starting treatment earlier. The new organization’s recommendations that doctors with HIV patients start drugs when their CD 4 cell count is 350 is compatible with.

Expansion for treatment free of charge expected, as, although this is not confirmed Zuma. He said that all health institutions, not just special counseling centers that provide testing and treatment.

He also called on South Africa to be HIV tested. But contrary to speculation in recent days, not one HIV test Tuesday.

“I already have HIV testing and I know our state,” he said. “I already have one and to test as part of this new campaign. I urge start your own test plan.”

Kurt Firnhaber, meditation, AIDS treatment, counseling and testing in South Africa’s largest private providers of one right head, Zuma said, about the measures “are not rhetorical – if they apply.”

He said that now the burden will be in government and foreign donors’ money to meet Zuma’s ambitious targets to find.

In response to a request for Zuma on Tuesday, the U.S. was giving $ 120, has announced Africa’s AIDS drugs for the treatment of one million in the next two years. That 560 million U.S. The U.S. says South Africa in 2010 dollars to combat AIDS has promised.

, Treatment action campaign, an independent group that AIDS has challenged the South African government’s executive member Mark Heywood, Zuma said the speech thinking that was a departure in global impact. Shared the stage with Zuma Heywood on Tuesday.

, Heywood “in all aspects it was a very good speech – has demonstrated sympathy about what he and HIV prevention needs for testing that was very positive” said.

For a target in the Zuma government in 2011 received 80 percent of AIDS drugs needed was determined.

Take-year-old daughter of his Sechaba Ranthako 4 Tshegofatso heard speeches for Zuma, saying that education should start early.

“I’ve seen in President Zuma who is ready to hear, and say, ‘Here I am coming with their ideas, and we effectively spread of AIDS” war campaign to change their opinions, Ranthako will be called, is a group of men working with picks AIDS awareness.

Stood in the crowd when his speech ended Zuma. Then he danced with a chorus that sang: “Zuma, who is blessed.”

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