Debunking Delusions: The Inside Story of the Treatment Action Campaign [Paperback]

Nathan Geffen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 2010 | ISBN-10: 1770097813 | ISBN-13: 978-1770097810 | Edition: 1

An insider’s view of the state-supported AIDS denial of South African leaders Thabo Mbeki and Manto Shabalala-Msimang, this memoir describes a great triumph of citizen activism. The account begins with the efforts of the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) to rouse public alarm over the puzzling intransigence of the government and the lack of drugs for people suffering from untreated AIDS. Finally, this book details how TAC ultimately succeeded on a much larger scale, as the group exposed corrupt doctors Matthias Rath and Zeblon Gwala and publicized the case of patient Andile Madondile, who had been deceived about his medicine.

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About the Author

Nathan Geffen has been one of the leaders of TAC (Treatment Action Campaign) since 2000. He has written extensively on AIDS and human rights and contributed two chapters to Edwin Cameron’s Witness to Aids, winner of the Sunday Times Alan Paton Award.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Jacana Media; 1 edition (July 1, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1770097813
• ISBN-13: 978-1770097810
• Product Dimensions: 5.9 x 1 x 8.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #684,761 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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