cc. That South Africa must face an epidemic in the infancy of its democratic age is perhaps one of the great injustices of our time, writes Theodore Powers. Facing up to the legacy of AIDS dissidence must do more than simply substitute a heterodox discourse of HIV/AIDS with an orthodox scientific position. A sustained and localised response that aligns politically opposed social organisations and state institutions while utilising existing social institutions, Powers maintains, is not only cost-effective, but creates a united front in support of improved public health and orthodox science.
