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Africa: Early HIV Treatment Cheaper Than Thought

Research has found that starting HIV-positive people on ARVs earlier, and at a higher CD4 count may be cheaper than previously thought.
Kate Holt/IRIN

Antiretrovirals.

  • Africa:   Early HIV Treatment May Be Cheaper Than Thought

    PlusNews, 13 September 2010

    Research by South Africa's University of the Witwatersrand and Boston University in the US, has found that starting HIV-positive people on antiretrovirals (ARVs) earlier, and at a… Read more »

  • Uganda:   U.S. Helps Bridge Gap in ARV Supply

    UNIRIN, 13 September 2010

    The US government has boosted its assistance to Uganda's AIDS programme with an emergency supply of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs worth more than US$5.5 million - enough to put an… Read more »

  • Kenya:   Help HIV-Positive Children in Pain, Urges HRW

    PlusNews, 9 September 2010

    A new report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) says the Kenyan government needs to do more to provide palliative care for children with chronic illnesses, including cancer and HIV/AIDS. Read more »

  • Africa:   Drug-Resistant HIV Threat Looming

    UNIRIN, 9 September 2010

    HIV-positive patients about to start antiretroviral treatment are warned not to skip even the occasional dose of their medication because of the virus' ability to mutate rapidly… Read more »

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