south africa: rights commission calls for court ruling to be implemented

The South African Human Rights Commission on Tuesday released a 533-page report calling for the South African government to implement the Constitutional Court's ruling regarding the provision of antiretroviral drugs to HIV-positive pregnant women and their infants, the South African Press Association reports. A Pretoria High Court in December 2001 ruled that the government must provide nevirapine to HIV-positive pregnant women through the public health system to reduce the risk of vertical HIV transmission.