(AP) The top U.S. health official praised South Africa's new national AIDS plan on Sunday, but sidestepped questions about the dismissal of a deputy minister seen as a driving force behind the country's program.
The program helps provide treatment for 1.1 million people worldwide, with more than a million in Africa. But it has been criticized for emphasizing abstinence and fidelity over the use of condoms in its prevention efforts.
There is concern the government's plan could be undermined after South African President Thabo Mbeki _ who has long been accused of playing down the AIDS epidemic _ fired Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge as deputy health minister.
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