TAC PRESS RELEASE: 18 September 2001

TAC to Submit Report to Open Parliamentary Hearing on 19 September
2001

Media and members of the public are encouraged to attend.

The Joint Monitoring Committee on the Improvement of the Quality of
Life and Status of Women has invited the Treatment Action Campaign to
make submissions at a public hearing at Parliament on 19 September
2001.

The title of the public hearing is:

"How best can South Africa address the impact of HIV/AIDS on women and
girls?"

The programme starts at 9:00 in the Rain Forest Room, 120 Plein
Street, Cape Town, and will continue until 13:00. TAC is scheduled to
make its submission from 10:30 - 11:00, though a fair amount of leeway
should be expected on this time.

Women are disproportionately affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. TAC's
submissions will examine the causes and extent of this and what South
African society, particularly the state, but also the private sector
and all citizens, need to do to combat the epidemic in women.

Summary of Information
Date: 19 September 2001
Time: 9:00 - 13:00 (TAC sumbmission scheduled for 10:00am)
Venue: Rain Forest Room, 120 Plein Street, Cape Town (Parliament)
Title: How best can South Africa address the impact of HIV/AIDS on
women and girls

Further Information: 
Nonkosi Khumalo, 082 487 2497 (TAC Executive Secretary)
Suné Pauw, 021-403 3768 (Parliamentary Committee Clerk)