Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) is to provide $100 million (R600-m) over five years to assist South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho, and Swaziland in finding sustainable solutions for communities to combat Aids.
BMS and the Department of Health said in a news release in Johannesburg on Wednesday that BMS and the government would enter into a partnership, the Secure the Future Programme, to address the HIV/Aids epidemic in the region.
Minister of Health Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang said: "I look forward to working with Bristol-Myers Squibb within the South Africa Partnership Against Aids in developing solutions to address this epidemic". - Sapa