It's difficult to determine how many lives were impacted by previous HIV/AIDS policies, but the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) says that over two million South Africans died of AIDS during Mbeki's presidency and at least 300,000 deaths could have been avoided if he had met basic constitutional requirements.
Ni vigumu kuamua ni maisha mangapi yaliyoathiriwa na sera za awali za VVU/UKIMWI, lakini Kampeni ya Kutibu (TAC) inasema kwamba zaidi ya Waafrika wa Kusini milioni mbili walikufa kutokana na UKIMWI wakati wa urais wa Mbeki na angalau vifo 300,000 vingeepukwa kama angalitimiza matakwa ya msingi ya kikatiba.