Drug Shortages Slow Aids Progress ; Africa Remains Critical Region for Treatment
The Washington Times › April 17, 2006
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Lack of access to lifesaving anti-retroviral drugs and a chronic shortage of medical personnel impede efforts to improve treatment for millions of AIDS patients in sub-Saharan Africa, global studies show.
Unless strong efforts are made to secure funds and resources to expand prevention and treatment, officials fear, the gap may widen in many poor countries.See the full content of this document
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Drug Shortages Slow Aids Progress ; Africa Remains Critical Region for Treatment
An ambitious global effort, "3 by 5," begun in December 2003 was intended to treat 3 million patients by the end of 2005, or at least half of the people afflicted with HIV/AIDS in poor countries. An assessment shows that the effort was insufficient.
By the end of last year, 1....See the full content of this document
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