Acvitist ends effort to force government to provide AIDS drugs

Tuesday, August 5, 2003

CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- South Africa's top AIDS activist said Monday he is abandoning his pledge not to take potentially lifesaving AIDS drugs, ending an unsuccessful effort to force the government to give its people the medicine.

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