Nairobi/New Delhi — Only 28 percent of children in urgent need of antiretroviral drugs have access to these drugs. The drug research and development organization Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative recently launched a new program to develop ARVs for children.
The Foundation's Dr. Lucy Matu weighs in on some challenges of treating HIV-positive children in a recent article from Inter Press Service.
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