jul 1, 1993 - Exponential HIV/AIDS growth in SA
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The South African National Health Department reports that the number of recorded HIV infections had grown by 60% in the previous two years and was expected to double in 1993. A survey of women attending health clinics indicated that nationally some 322,000 people were infected. Justice Cameron, a judge of the South African Supreme Court of Appeal founds the Aids Law Project (ALP). The South African Law Commission reports that the Constitutional Act, 200 regulates the protection of the fundamental rights of the individual and prohibits unfair discrimination against any person infected or affected indirectly/ directly by HIV/AIDS.
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AIDS in South Africa
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