AIDS activists and many South Africans are hopeful that this move will signal a shift in the government's HIV/AIDS policies. Hogan, a veteran anti-apartheid activist and a long-term ANC (African National Congress) member, was previously the chair of the finance portfolio committee. Since becoming health minister, she has broken from the former government's stance on HIV/AIDS and has
ويأمل الناشطون في مجال الإيدز والعديد من مواطني جنوب أفريقيا أن تكون هذه الحركة إشارة على التغيير في سياسات الحكومة المتعلقة بهذا المرض.