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Tutu Says AIDS Is "New Apartheid"October 9, 2001 Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who won the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize for his non-violent campaign against South Africa's racist system, on Sunday called AIDS his nation's "new apartheid" and criticized its leadership for dithering while people died. "This is the new apartheid, the new enemy," Tutu said on a South African public TV program. "People are dying, people whose lives could be extended by getting the right drugs. Discussing whether this or that is the cause is a luxury we cannot afford." President Thabo Mbeki has caused widespread protest by questioning the link between HIV and AIDS and the efficacy of antiretroviral drugs. "Let's stop playing around and roll up our sleeves and invoke the spirit that fought apartheid. We did it with apartheid, we can repeat it with AIDS." Tutu turned 70 on Sunday. CNN.com 10.07.01; Reuters  This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update. |
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