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December 16, 2002

Mandela visits MSF in Khayelitsha township

A complete collection of links to information surrounding Mandela's visit.

Mandela joins MSF to scale up AIDS treatment in South Africa MSF press release

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Former South African president Nelson Mandela during his visit in the Khayelitsha township in Cape Town.

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HIV/AIDS treatment in South Africa proves success in the poorest conditions

Inaugural programme reaps rewards

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Superstars line up for Mandela's Aids concert Robben Island, Feb 2, 2003

With former South African president Nelson Mandela visiting AIDS patients in the Cape township of Khayelitsha, press coverage has featured the effort of the prominent world statesman to bring attention to the need to care for and treat HIV+ people.

Press coverage:
SAPA: Govt Coming Round On Aids Drugs: Mandela
Cape Times: Madiba urges 'love and care' for Aids victims
IOL: Mbeki and Co are 'coming around' on Aids
NEWS 24: Madiba visits Aids clinic
Associated Press: Mandela Champions S. Africa's AIDS Fight
San Franciso Chronicle: Glimmers of hope seen in treating patients

Of interest: Often seen on the front lines of the fight to gain access to life-saving medicines in South Africa is Zackie Achmat. In this Guardian profile, meet the man Nelson Mandela describes as a national hero.
A good man in Africa
The Guardian, December 10, 2002
Click here to see photo of Zackie Achmat with Nelson Mandela.

MSF press release:
Cape Town - Today in South Africa, Nelson Mandela and MSF announced that they will join forces to create a new AIDS treatment project near Umtata - Mandela's birthplace.
Mandela joins MSF to scale up AIDS treatment in South Africa