Speaker, I would like to switch the question from treatment to prevention, if I may. Members would know that South Africa is, in fact, on the forefront of HIV prevention research. The Centre for the Aids Programme of Research in South Africa, Caprisa, 2004 study released last year was really internationally acclaimed. It is really important research.
Speaker, there is an agreement that we need to fast-track the results of that research because it is so important. The 2004 study was funded by the Americans and partly by the South Africans. The Caprisa 2008 confirmatory study needs to go ahead now.
The Americans have put their money on the line and we haven't. The project is stalled because there is no money. Chairperson, we are in Women's Month and it is a prevention that empowers women and prevents deaths amongst potentially huge numbers of women. Mr Speaker, the question that I put to the Deputy President is, why are we being so tardy as a country in funding this programme? If the Deputy President doesn't have the answer now, could he, perhaps, undertake to investigate the matter and revert to us with an answer? Thank you.