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COSATU welcomes Nevirapine circular

The Congress of South African Trade Unions welcomes the
distribution by the Department of Health of a circular giving
public hospitals and clinics the go-ahead to provide the anti-
Aids drug Nevirapine to HIV-positive pregnant. It outlines the
circumstances in which Nevirapine can be prescribed,
advises what information patients should receive before and
after Aids testing, as well as the required dosages for
women and their babies.

This is a victory for logic. It will save the lives of hundreds of
babies who would otherwise have been born HIV-positive.
COSATU urges the government to continue with this
programme regardless of the outcome of the Constitutional
Court appeal to be heard on 2-3 May and urges the
government to expand its programme for distributing anti-
retroviral drugs as quickly as possible.

Patrick Craven and Moloto Mothapo
Acting COSATU Spokespersons

[email protected] [3]
082-821-7456
339-4911

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