South Africa recalls 500,000 HIV test kits
South Africa is recalling 500,000 HIV test kits it ordered from a South Korean company despite a World Health Organisation warning over inconclusive results, the health ministry said on Tuesday.
South Africa launched clinical trials of the first AIDS vaccine created by a developing country Monday, as its own scientists overcame deep skepticism from political leaders who had shocked the world with their unscientific pronouncements about the disease.