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International News South Africa: Firing Over HIV Drugs Ruled WrongfulOctober 28, 2008 A judge in South Africa has found in favor of a doctor who was sacked by a provincial health department seven years ago. In 2001, Dr. Malcolm Naude was fired from the Mpumalanga Province Health Department for violating its prohibition against prescribing antiretrovirals to rape survivors to lessen their chances of being infected with HIV, and for protesting the eviction of a rape crisis group that advocated such post-exposure prophylaxis. Public outcry over Naude's dismissal helped change the department's policy in 2002. New York Times 10.23.2008; Celia W. Dugger  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. Visit the CDC's website to find out more about their activities, publications and services.
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