The deadly hand of denial: Governance and politically-instigated AIDS denialism in South Africa

dc.contributor.authorGeffen, Nathan
dc.contributor.authorCameron, Edwin
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-24T09:32:33Z
dc.date.available2016-05-24T09:32:33Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.date.updated2016-05-24T08:21:26Z
dc.description.abstractThe 26 May 2005 issue of Drum magazine, a widely-read South African monthly, featured a comparison of two deeply contrasting approaches to treating HIV. The strap-line was 'They both look the picture of health.? And they're both living with HIV/AIDS.? Yet Judge Edwin Cameron and Nozipho Bhengu each do it their way'. Bhengu, daughter of African National Congress (ANC) grandee, Ruth Bhengu (a close associate in exile of former President Thabo Mbeki), was, so the article claimed, controlling her infection and CD4 count with a nutritional concoction. 'Like [the former] health minister Manto Tshabala-Msimang', the article recorded, 'Nozipho believes there is a direct link between nutrition and AIDS'. An interview with one of the writers, Edwin Cameron, was posted alongside. Cameron explained how he was treating his HIV infection using scientifically proven antiretroviral (ARV) treatment. The article epitomised the fraught debate on HIV in South Africa at the time.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationGeffen, N., & Cameron, E. (2009). <i>The deadly hand of denial: Governance and politically-instigated AIDS denialism in South Africa</i> University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Social Science Research(CSSR). Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19825en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationGeffen, Nathan, and Edwin Cameron <i>The deadly hand of denial: Governance and politically-instigated AIDS denialism in South Africa.</i> University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Social Science Research(CSSR), 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19825en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationGeffen, N., & Cameron, E. (2009). The deadly hand of denial: governance and politically-instigated AIDS denialism in South Africa. Centre for Social Science Research.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Working Paper AU - Geffen, Nathan AU - Cameron, Edwin AB - The 26 May 2005 issue of Drum magazine, a widely-read South African monthly, featured a comparison of two deeply contrasting approaches to treating HIV. The strap-line was 'They both look the picture of health.? And they're both living with HIV/AIDS.? Yet Judge Edwin Cameron and Nozipho Bhengu each do it their way'. Bhengu, daughter of African National Congress (ANC) grandee, Ruth Bhengu (a close associate in exile of former President Thabo Mbeki), was, so the article claimed, controlling her infection and CD4 count with a nutritional concoction. 'Like [the former] health minister Manto Tshabala-Msimang', the article recorded, 'Nozipho believes there is a direct link between nutrition and AIDS'. An interview with one of the writers, Edwin Cameron, was posted alongside. Cameron explained how he was treating his HIV infection using scientifically proven antiretroviral (ARV) treatment. The article epitomised the fraught debate on HIV in South Africa at the time. DA - 2009 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2009 T1 - The deadly hand of denial: Governance and politically-instigated AIDS denialism in South Africa TI - The deadly hand of denial: Governance and politically-instigated AIDS denialism in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19825 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitationGeffen N, Cameron E. The deadly hand of denial: Governance and politically-instigated AIDS denialism in South Africa. 2009 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19825en_ZA
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dc.publisher.departmentCentre for Social Science Research(CSSR)en_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
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