South Africa: Treatment Action Campaign steps up pressure

In December 2002, in its ongoing efforts to secure access to affordable HIV/AIDS treatment for all South Africans, the grassroots organization Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) initiated two new proceedings over governmental failure to act to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV. In March 2003, it launched a national civil disobedience campaign to pressure government into implementing a national treatment and prevention plan, including taking measures to ensure access to affordable medicines.