Johannesburg - A new survey released today shows that shortages of essential HIV and tuberculosis medicines in most South African provinces are a systematic obstacle to the success of the largest antiretroviral treatment program in the world, said the civil society organisation Stop Stock Outs Project during the South Africa AIDS Conference currently underway in Durban.
Drug stock outs mean that health centers are unable to dispense the complete amount of one or more HIV or TB medication to patients, most often despite their availability at the depots.
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