Tanzania: Education On ARV Use Must Be Enhanced

THERE are reports that some HIV/AIDS patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART) are dodging clinics for various reasons including fear of being identified by people who know them .

A senior medical official with the Bugando Referral Hospital in Mwanza was recently quoted as saying that at least 100,000 people out of 180,000 registered on ARV therapy have abandoned clinics.

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