South Africa/Zimbabwe: ARVs behind bars
South African police are denying detained undocumented HIV-positive migrants access to the crucial food needed to continue antiretroviral therapy, according to Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).
Many Zimbabweans cross into South Africa illegally, hoping to send remittances back home to sustain their families amid economic meltdown. (Image: IRIN)
At least five hundred people, most believed to be Zimbabwean, were arrested during a late night raid Wednesday on the Central Methodist Church in downtown Johannesburg, which has been a haven for Zimbabweans fleeing conditions at home during the last four years.
