jan 8, 2001 - SA Government declines HIV test kits

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The Department of Health declines the offer of a large donation of HIV test kits made by Guardian Scientific Africa Incorporated.
World renowned AIDS activist, Nkosi Johnson, born 4 February 1989 dies. South Africa comments on UN’s session on HIV by declaring highlights of poverty, underdevelopment and illiteracy as main contributing factors to the spread of HIV/AIDS. Statistics SA leads the Interdepartmental Task Team on Mortality to give effect to a Cabinet decision to prioritize work on the collection of HIV/AIDS related mortality data. The South African Government unveils World AIDS Day 2001 campaign, “I care enough to act, do you?”

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