South African AIDS activist Zackie Achmat went on a treatment strike in 1999, refusing medication until it was widely available to all South Africans. This act became a rallying point for his organization, Treatment Action Campaign, which grew into a national movement.
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Zackie Achmat, a South African AIDS activist, launched a historic treatment strike in 1999, refusing medication until it was available to all South Africans.
