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| [00:00.00] | President Zuma said he was revealing his HIV status to promote openness, |
| [00:04.63] | and to eradicate the silence and stigma |
| [00:06.82] | that accompanies the AIDS epidemic. |
| [00:08.55] | He told a crowd at a hospital near Johannesburg |
| [00:10.94] | that he'd now had four tests - all negative. |
| [00:13.43] | Mr. Zuma's sex life has been the focus |
| [00:16.18] | of intense scrutiny and criticism in South Africa. |
| [00:18.53] | He has three wives and has also admitted |
| [00:20.91] | to having unprotected sex with other women. |
| [00:23.97] | But if his private life is controversial, |
| [00:25.90] | his public stance on AIDS has been broadly welcomed here. |
| [00:29.22] | His predecessor, Thabo Mbeki, |
| [00:31.35] | questioned mainstream AIDS science, |
| [00:33.28] | and delayed the provision of life-saving drugs. |
| [00:35.57] | Mr. Zuma, in contrast, |
| [00:37.55] | is taking a much more proactive role. |
| [00:39.60] | The campaign he's now backing hopes |
| [00:41.63] | to get 15 million people tested over the next year, |
| [00:44.33] | and provide drugs to 80% of those needing them. |
| [00:47.58] | South Africa is the worst affected country in the world. |
| [00:51.14] | According to UN figures, |
| [00:53.03] | almost one in eight people are HIV positive. |
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