Doctors and activists have condemned a recent clinical trial for delaying the antiretroviral treatment of people with CD4 counts below 200 until they had finished their TB treatment, saying that it compromised their care.
South Africa: Aids Doctors Condemn 'Sub-Standard' Drug Trial
Health-e, 19 September 2010
Twenty two eminent HIV/AIDS doctors and activists have condemned a recent clinical trial for delaying the antiretroviral treatment of people with CD4 counts below 200 until they ... read more »
South Africa: Where Have All the Patients Gone?
Health-e, 15 September 2010
Analysis of five years of antiretroviral treatment in the state sector has found that the number of South African patients who were lost to follow-up or could not be traced has ... read more »
Africa: New HIV Infections Down in Sub-Saharan Africa
BuaNews, 19 September 2010
Twenty-two countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have reduced new HIV infections by more than 25 percent, according to new UNAIDS data on the progress made towards Millennium Development ... read more »
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