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News Briefs South Africa: Free HIV Drug Distribution BeginsOctober 4, 2002 Rape survivors who are admitted to KwaZulu-Natal hospitals and community health centers will be given free AIDS drugs, effective immediately. The move follows a Cabinet resolution in April to make post exposure prophylaxis treatment available to rape and sexual abuse survivors. The province's Superintendent- General for Health, Professor Ronald Green-Thompson, said last Friday that the necessary medication had already been distributed to all state hospitals, crisis centers and community health clinics that offer emergency services. allAfrica.com 10.02.02; Sunday Times (Johannesburg)  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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