South African President Jacob Zuma, whose infamous ignorance of the HIV/AIDS virus made headlines, has marked World AIDS Day by announcing substantial changes to the government's HIV/AIDS policy.
These changes will include: providing all infants with antiretroviral treatment, providing HIV-positive pregnant women with mother-to-child prevention treatment, expanding antiretroviral treatment amongst the adult population, and the integration of TB and HIV treatment.
In a highly symbolic move, the president pledged to take a HIV test.
The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), South Africa's leading advocate for the rights of people living with HIV/AIDS, applauded the move as a 'positive change.'
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