# President Jacob Zuma and HIV: You're doing it right **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 27, 2010, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-jacob-zuma-and-hiv-youre-doing-it-right/537524 "2010-04-27T14:39:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mr.Excellent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2010, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-jacob-zuma-and-hiv-youre-doing-it-right/537524/1 "2010-04-27T14:39:36Z")
Since South Africa is one of those countries that normally just comes up on the Dope when things of varying degrees of badness come up, I thought I’d share some good news: President Jacob Zuma just announced that his latest HIV test - his fourth - has come back negative. Splendid for him, of course - but more important is the fact that’s he’s giving the strongest possible endorsement to HIV testing, and rejecting some of the wackier beliefs about HIV/AIDS held by Mbeki. Which will save lives. Well done, Mr. President. Cite: [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/25/AR2010042501439.html?waporef=obinsite](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/25/AR2010042501439.html?waporef=obinsite) Note: IANASA (I Am Not A South African) - I just thought this was neat. ---
**Author:** ![tumbleddown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tumbleddown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tumbleddown)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2010, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-jacob-zuma-and-hiv-youre-doing-it-right/537524/2 "2010-04-27T15:19:12Z")
I heard about this on the radio yesterday and thought Zuma was definitely on the right track. I just hope it’s not too little too late after Mbeki’s disastrous crafting of policy to go along with his HIV-denialism.