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4 August 2005 - TAC Electronic NewsletterContents:
3 August 2005 - Matthias Rath and TAC's efforts to stop his harmful activitiesDocuments relating to TAC's defamation case against Rath and TAC's efforts to stop Rath's illegal medical practices and unethical treatment of patients.
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25 July 2005 - New Treatment Literacy PostersNew Treatment Literacy HIV/AIDS educational posters are available on the TAC website. Poster topics include blood tests, side effects, sexual health, Immune Reconstitution Syndrome (IRS), and the HIV/AIDS Treatment Plan. You can access them through the Treatment Literacy page.
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13 July 2005 - Forty Injured, Ten Shot at Peaceful Protest to Demand TreatmentPress Conference Statement on 13 July 2005 Video clips of the police brutality:
Note: Watch ETV News tonight (13/7/2005) at 7 for television coverage. SABC News chose not to cover this event, or the TAC press conference
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21 June 2005 - Poverty of AIDS denialist arguments demonstrated in debate on Tim Modise show.See the transcript of a debate between TAC's Nathan Geffen and Anthony Brink of the Rath Foundation.
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25 April 2005 - Equal Treatment May 2005 is outElectronic copy of Equal Treatment (PDF file)...Contents:
19 April 2005 - TAC Briefing: The harmful activities of Matthias RathContents:
19 April 2005 - Defend the right to privacy. Justice for three women with HIV/AIDSContents:
11 April 2005 - HIVNET 012 trial has been validatedThe scientific results and ethical conduct of the HIVNET 012 trial has been validated by an independent analysis of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.Read their press statement... 4 April 2005 - TAC News ServiceContents:Mass meeting of TAC Western Cape members resolves to encourage people to get treated and to stop charlatans like Matthias Rath. TAC is encouraged by efforts of Deputy-Minister of Health Madlala-Routledge. New regular feature: A community story as told by TAC members. In today's story, Zanele Mncube tells about the health-care problems faced in Mpophomeni Kwazulu-Natal and what is being done by the community to improve things. 1 April 2005 - TAC News ServiceUnited Nations and Western Cape government release statements condemning misinformation on antiretrovirals.Contents: United Nations condemns irresponsible attack on antiretroviral therapy Western Cape government affirms success of antiretroviral treatment - condemns misinformation. 23 March 2005 - TAC Electronic NewsletterContents:TAC chairperson, Zackie Achmat, is recovering well from a heart attack Help campaign for the Indian patent bill to be revised. Support the Save Jobs Coalition; stop Rex Trueform from retrenching 1000 workers. 23 March 2005 - TAC Electronic NewsletterContents:Yesterday the Indian Lower House of Parliament approved a new bill that will make it more difficult to access affordable generics. South African Medical Association condemns Matthias Rath. Southern African HIV Clinicians Society condemns Matthias Rath. 14 March 2005 - TAC Electronic NewsletterContents:
TAC Newsletter 14 March 2005 ASASA ruling. Article by COSATU's Neva Makgetla in Business Day, 11 March 2005, calling for an end to denialism. The Price of Denial by Mark Heywood (a history of political denial about the HIV epidemic) 10 March 2005 - State of the ARV RolloutGovernment has supplied the number of patients receiving ART through Dec. 2004 / Jan. 2005. 10 March 2005 - Resolutions of NEC Meeting, 24-25 January 2005.Some of the resolutions which were agreed upon:
1 March 2005 - Medicine Pricing Regulations Court Case - New documents postedPapers filed yesterday in the TAC application to be admitted as amicus curiae (friend of the court) in the medicine pricing regulations case at the Constitutional Court.Medicine Pricing Regulations Court Case Documents 23 February 2005 - Joint COSATU and TAC statement on failure of government to spend SA National AIDS Trust moneySA National AIDS Council is failing to build a genuine partnership against HIV/AIDSJoint Statement... 21 February 2005 - The Price of Denial by Mark HeywoodTAC treasurer, Mark Heywood, has written a short history of the effects of political denial on the HIV epidemic in South Africa. This was published in Development Update.( The Price of Denial - MSWord document) 21 February 2005 - TAC Electronic NewsletterContents:Statistics South Africa mortality report confirms massive increase in deaths due to AIDS. Thousands march to parliament demanding that government treat 200 000 by 2006 Statement by Rural Doctors Association of South Africa in support of antiretroviral rollout in rural areas 10 February 2005 - Treat 200 000 by 2006Treat 200,000 by 2006 - TAC's Key Campaigns for 2005. On 16 February, TAC will march to Parliament demanding that 200,000 people be put on treatment by the beginning of 2006. The march starts at 11am at Keizersgraght Street in Cape Town. This article describes TAC's plans for 2005. We appeal to everyone to join our march and we urge President Mbeki to give serious attention to HIV in his State of the Nation speech tomorrow.Levis Rage for Revolution concert will raise money for the TAC Treatment Project. All money given to TAC will be used to pay for antiretroviral treatment for people. It takes place on Saturday 12 February from 14:30 till late at the Castle in Cape Town. Tickets can be purchased at Levis Stores, through Computicket or at the gate and are R50 (R60 through Computicket). Law and Freedom is a new two-part television series by Zackie Achmat that explores key human rights cases in South Africa. The series will be broadcast on SABC 1 on Monday 14 and 21 February at 22:00. It examines pass laws, death penalty, housing, pensions and prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV court cases. SACC Statement on Condoms. SACC General-Secretary, Rev. Molefe Tsele, says condoms are essential to anti-AIDS campaign.. 31 January 2005 - TAC electronic newsletterCalculation of mortality in South Africa confirms massive increase in AIDS deathsMinister of Health and the Pharmacists - An Updated Fact Sheet on the Medicines Act and the Pricing Regulations 28 January 2005 - New TAC Constitution adoptedTAC members vote by a large majority to adopt the amended TAC Constitution.Adopted TAC Constitution with amendments that were approved 24 January 2005 - TAC electronic newsletterFDA advisory which clarifies the safety, efficacy and appropriate use of nevirapine, 20 January 2005Report and resolutions of meeting of Joint Civil Society Monitoring Forum, Bloemfontein, 19 November 2004. (MSWord Document) 17 January 2005 - TAC Responds to ANC TodayANC Today Article is Inaccurate and Contradicts ANC and Government Policy TAC response to ANC Today article that potentially undermines government's mother-to-child transmission prevention programme and attacks the TAC 10 January 2005 - TAC Expresses Condolences to the Mandela familyTAC Supports Madiba's call on people to volunteer to test for HIV and disclose HIV infection15 December 2004
Single-Dose Nevirapine is safe and effective, but government should switch to more effective regimens wherever possibleStatementNewsletter
14 December 2004 - Complaint lodged with A.S.A. against advert by the Dr. Rath Foundation and the Treatment Information GroupVuyani Jacobs, on behalf of the TAC, has lodged a complaint with the Advertising Standards Authority against an advert placed in the Mail & Guardian by the Dr. Rath Foundation and the Treatment Information Group. The complaint is supported by the Rural Doctors Association of South Africa.14 December 2004 - TAC Electronic newsletterTAC awarded punitive costs in case against Minister of Health Judgment delivered in TAC v Minister of Health by A.J. Ranchod in the Pretoria High Court.GSK grants license to Cipla in accordance with Competition Commission settlement 10 December 2004 - TAC Electronic newsletterTAC Gauteng members challenge Natalspruit Hospital CEO, who responds by suing the TAC for defamation Provincial health summits held in Gauteng, Limpopo and Mpumalanga 10 December 2004 - TAC investigation into allegations against Natalspruit Hospital CEOReport by Daniel Browde and Gordon Mthembu03 December 2004 - TAC Electronic newsletterTAC condemns government/ANC verbal attacks on Archbishop Tutu and COSATU Is Geoff Budlender still dangerous? Reprint of article that appeared in Business Day Response to Department of Health statement blaming TAC for litigation costs 23 November 2004 - Traditional Healers' Organisation's/Rath Foundation demonstrations against the TAC.TAC statement on THO March to TAC officesTAC exposes profiteer Matthias Rath Minister of Health blocks the Medicines Control Council from litigating against Matthias Rath Text extracts of THO/Rath statements defaming the TAC 19 November 2004 - TAC Electronic Newsletter - Letter to MSD, John Foster Speech, Public Protector & Anita Allen, WHO Technical Committee on HIV/AIDSTAC Newsletter16 November 2004 - Zackie Achmat delivered the 2004 John Foster Lecture in London on Wednesday 10 NovemberLecture15 November 2004 - The Public Protector has dismissed a complaint against the rollout of antiretroviral treatment from HIV denialist Anita Allen.Public Protector Report CoverPublic Protector Report 4 November 2004 - Memorandum to Minister of Health and all provincial MECs for healthIn the next few days TAC members in Katlehong will bury Zandile Mazwani, a young woman of 33 from Gauteng. Zandile set an example to others by living openly with HIV.... Full Memorandum3 November 2004 - The TAC is taking the South African Minister of Health to Court on 4 November 2004Details of Country-Wide Demonstrations on 4 November 2004
24 October 2004 - TAC correction to misleading Department of Health StatementPlease note that TAC has not withdrawn its legal action or its claim that the Ministry of Health has a legal duty to have an implementation plan and to make it publicly available. TAC Statement on the misleading D.O.H. statementTAC Pamphlet Explaining 4 November Action Misleading D.O.H. statement Actual Court Papers 21 October 2004 - After a long break, we have started publishing the TAC newsletter, Equal Treatment. October 2004 (1.6MB, zipped file containing 4 PDF files)Equal Treatment20 October 2004 - TAC Statement and Newsletter on Auditor-General's Qualified Audit Opinion of the Department of Health
19 October 2004 - The TAC is campaigning for the Minister of Health to release the implementation plan of the antiretroviral rollout, including sites, dates and targets.Access to Information Court Case4 October 2004 - TAC and ODAC publish and distribute Right to Know pamphlet explaining why the TAC is taking the Minister of Health to court on 2 NovemberPage 1 |
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