Political+Impact

Swaziland: Swaziland’s King Mswati III has dismissed abstinence, faithfulness and circumcision as a way to slow down the spread of AIDS. That was Dlamini’s cousin who said that but also Dlamini himself has criticized and called them “over-exaggerated,” and he blames pharmaceutical companies of withholding a cure for AIDS. He believes openly that AIDS/HIV does not exist and is a scam that medical companies can profit off of. His office and the others before that have done nothing to stop this rampant disease and believes that it is no big deal. In 1999 King Mswati declared the AIDS virus a natural disaster and blames it on other things like poverty. South Africa:  In South Africa the story is very different. President Jacob Zuma has been taking strong strides on supplying drugs to fight the AIDS virus. He has abandoned their old policy that hindered the process of providing medical materials for those infected. These drugs fight against pregnant women infecting their babies. His aim is to have healthy aids free children. Mr. Zuma now urges people to use condoms and other forms contraception. Jacob Zuma was accused of rape in 2006, with a women who was positive for HIV. He didn’t wear a condom and is now being tested for AIDS. South Africa is pushing for more foreign aide from countries and the need for more medicines and anti-viruses.