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Africa: South Africa Delays Rollout of New Blockbuster HIV Drug
Daily Maverick, 4 October 2019
Stocks of the new treatment are already on the shelves of some clinics -- but lingering concerns over a possible low risk of birth defects associated with this new antiretroviral… Read more »
Risk of Birth Defects from WHO-Approved HIV Drug Delays Rollout
South Africa's national health department has been forced to postpone a nationwide rollout of dolutegravir over persistent concerns about what may be a low risk of birth defects linked to the drug's use. This comes after the World Health Organisation greenlit global use of the treatment in July.
Dolutegravir, a drug previously feared to cause deformities in unborn children, is now the preferred HIV treatment option, even among women of reproductive age.
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Namibia: Govt to Introduce More Effective HIV Drug
New Era, 30 August 2019
The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) will introduce a more effective HIV medicine called dolutegravir, as from October. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: New Drug Offers Better Prospects in HIV Fight
The Herald, 14 August 2019
Zimbabwe has just started a national roll-out of the new antiretroviral drug, Dolutegravir (DTG), which is set to gradually wean off Tenolam E. Read more »
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Africa: WHO Updates Position On HIV Drug Use in Pregnancy
SciDev.Net, 26 July 2019
The WHO now recommends the use of the HIV treatment drug dolutegravir in women of reproductive potential following new evidence from two large studies. Read more »
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Africa: Once Feared HIV Drug Gets WHO Nod As First Choice
East African, 28 July 2019
Dolutegravir (DTG), a drug previously feared to cause deformities in unborn children, is now the preferred HIV treatment option, even among women of reproductive age. Read more »
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South Africa: ARV Breakthrough - Trial Confirms Effectiveness of New Drug
The Conversation Africa, 25 July 2019
A new antiretroviral drug regimen has been given the go-ahead by the World Health Organisation. This follows the preliminary results from studies that include an ongoing trial in… Read more »
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