South African health minister says HIV rates declining
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080605/ap_on_he_me/med_south_africa_hiv"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080605/capt.cps.mqg07.050608200216.photo00.photo.default-341x512.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=FyIM1sQdWrYjekqxB948HA--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="A young South African woman holds a poster for the AIDS Legal Network in 2006. The number of HIV-infected pregnant women in South Africa appears to have dropped further last year, signalling a possible overall decrease in cases of the virus, the health minister said Thursday.(AFP/File/Rodger Bosch)" border="0" /></a>AP - South Africa's health minister said Thursday that HIV infection rates among pregnant women declined for the second straight year and claimed it was proof of the success of government policies.</p><br clear="all"/>

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