Scottish singer songwriter Annie Lennox in studio recording the song Jikelele (which means Global Healing, or Universal Access). Lennox invited 23 female artists, including TAC choir, The Generics, to record the benefit single Sing, which incorporates the South African activist song Jikelele. Sales of Sing supported TAC in their fight for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV
Dr Glenda Grey addresses TAC activists in front of Baragwanath Hospital at TAC’s first public action, the Fast to Save Lives, at which about 250 people demanded a prevention of mother-to-child transmission programme
Dr Nceba Gqaleni, Deputy Dean of University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Medical School explains that vitamins do not need to be subjected to the same scientifically rigorous tests as drugs, which is why it is easy for them to be sold without any proof of their effectiveness. They are viewed as supplements while drugs are made to cure illnesses. Nathan Geffen, TAC activist, talks about Matthias Rath’s false advertising and about how he conducts illegal clinical trials
A human rights attorney answers questions from Siyayinqoba Beat It! support group about human rights violations by employers when they discover that an employee of the company is HIV Positive. He talks about the landmark case of Hoffman vs SANDF, which made headlines when Hoffman won against his employers, the South African National Defence Force, who fired him because of his HIV-positive status
Zeblon Gwala inventor of the popular herbal medicine ‘Ubhejane’ takes us through his life journey and how he came to create the ‘Ubhejane’ mixture. In this interview he claims that he was able to cure his younger sister who had full-blown AIDS
Mandla Majola, a Gugulethu Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) founding member, shares the history of TAC and why there was a need to establish such social movement. He argues that if the government doesn’t provide treatment in the public health sector, HIV/AIDS will have devastating effects for those who are poor and marginalized.
Mark Heywood - overview of the conference - civil society huge influence in the improvement of efficiency of SANAC. Deputy President addressing us tomorrow. Want to inform her on civil society's perspective of the NSP, how and where we can improve. Want to assist government.
Sister Nothinina Fekade, a healthcare worker from East London, talks about a clinic that is dedicated to treating long-distance truck drivers and sex workers. The clinic’s main objectives are to educate and offer VCT (voluntary counselling and testing), treat STIs (sexually transmitted infections) and offer treatment to these communities
The community of Khayelitsha and Treatment Action Campaign march to a local magistrate where killers of Lorna Mlofana are about the get seentenced. Lorna was rape and murdered for being HIV Positive.
TAC activist Toby Casper addresses Parliament portfolio committee on how the government can use the Parallel Importation Act and Compulsory licensing to access and buy generic ARV treatment from developing countries while the court case lodged by pharmaceutical companies is still before the court
Treatment Action Campaign march to Baragawanath hospital where they demand access to ARV for pregnant mothers. This clip features activists Zackie Achmat and Glenda Gray
TAC spokesperson Deena Bosch demands cheaper medicine from pharmaceutical companies that are based in United States and that these companies provide licenses for the manufacture of generic drugs
Various speakers pay their last tributes to Simon Nkoli at his funeral. Nkoli died of HIV/AIDS related illnesses. He was vocal on issues of access ARV treatment also made headlines in the Delmas Treason Trial during the apartheid era
US President Barack Obama, then a Senator, visits TAC's Khayelitsha office and meets with then TAC chairperson Zackie Achmat. During his visit, Obama emphasised the importance of HIV testing and urged the South African government to ‘awake’ from AIDS denialism
