ROHR Slams NAC Over AIDS Levy Fund

Restoration of Human Rights Zimbabwe (ROHR) is perturbed by the massive plunder of the AIDS Levy Fund by the National AIDS Council (NAC) when thousands of HIV/AIDS patients are dying and 400 000 more are in dire need of anti-retroviral drugs.

ROHR Zimbabwe says it strongly believes that development depends on good governance and respect for people's rights. As the country is in need of aid from the international community to combat the AIDS pandemic, it is incumbent upon the leaders to exercise high-level transparency and accountability to foster donor confidence in the handling of public funds.

In 1999 the government introduced an AIDS levy on all taxpayers to fund the work of the NAC. The percent AIDS levy that is deducted from the workers' hard-earned salaries should automatically make them important stakeholders of the fund, with full rights to inquire about the way it is managed to hold NAC accountable.

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