HIV Treatment in Africa
Overview
- Providing the Providers -- Remedying Africa's Shortage of Health Care Workers (June 21, 2007)
International aid donors are finally addressing the dangerous shortage of health care workers in the developing world, according to an editorial by Pooja Kumar, M.D.
In New England Journal of Medicine
- Shortage of Health Care Workers Cripples HIV Treatment Projects in Africa (May 24, 2007)
From BBC News
- Slow but Promising Start for HIV Treatment Access in Africa, WHO Reports (December 7, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- From Treatment to Prevention: The Interplay Between HIV/AIDS Treatment Availability and HIV/AIDS Prevention Programming in Khayelitsha, South Africa (September 19, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HIV Stigma and the Limits of Antiretroviral Treatment (August 25, 2005)
As HIV treatment access spreads across the developing world, the need to address the psychological impact of HIV becomes more clear, writes Oni Blackstock, M.D.
In New England Journal of Medicine
- Zambia's Ministry of Health to Distribute Free Antiretrovirals to 100,000 HIV-Positive People (August 15, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Financial Times Examines Malawi's "Brain Drain" Crisis; Physicians for Human Rights Ad, Letter Highlight African Crisis (July 8, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- CDC Director Discusses HIV Care Priorities in Developing World (October 2004)
By Julie Gerberding, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
In PLoS Medicine
- Why the Meds Should Wait: An African AIDS Advocate Speaks Out (July 15, 2004)
AIDS advocate and former African resident Colin Webb argues that we should not be trying to deliver life-saving HIV meds to Africa before the continent has an effective health infrastructure in place.
In International Herald Tribune
- U.S. Researcher Starts Treatment Fund in Uganda: Interview With David Bangsberg, M.D., M.P.H. (June 30, 2004)
A U.S. scientist in Uganda has created a fund that has so far secured five years of treatment for ten people.
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
- Zimbabwe Drug Company May Be Africa's First to Produce Generic Antiretrovirals (June 9, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Press Briefing with Joep Lange, M.D., and Dan Kuritzkes, M.D., on Concerns Regarding the Scale-Up of Antiretrovirals in Developing Countries (Summer 2004)
This briefing took place at the XV International AIDS Conference on July 15, 2004.
In Positives for Positives, from Wyoming: Positives for Positives
- Global Alliance Doubles Number of Africans on HIV Treatment (March 19, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- TB Is About People (October 2003)
A speech by Winstone Zulu, founding member of the Zambian Network of People Living with HIV.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
- African HIV/AIDS Patients Show Better Adherence to Antiretroviral Drug Regimens Than U.S. Counterparts (September 3, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- AIDS in Africa "Greatest Challenge" to Health; WHO to Announce Antiretroviral Drug Program by Dec. 1, Report Says (September 2, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Researchers Concerned About Spread of Drug-Resistant HIV in Africa (September 2, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Antiretroviral Treatment in Developing Countries: The Peril of Neglecting Private Providers (August 2003)
Originally published in the June 21 issue of the British Medical Journal.
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In IAPAC Monthly, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
- UN Targeted on HIV Coverage Limits (May 29, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Global Treatment Update (December 2002)
Gilead strikes a deal with Africa on tenofovir; a new handbook for orgs looking to provide treatment.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
- HIV Drugs for Africa Diverted to Europe (October 3, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Private Sector Responses: Taking Care of Our Own (July/August 2002)
Why Heineken decided to offer anti-HIV medications to its East African employees and their families.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
- Breastfeeding Wrecks Short Course Anti-HIV Treatment for Babies (April 10, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Comments on Problems in the Current Draft World Health Organization (WHO) Antiretroviral Treatment Guidelines for Resource Limited Settings (March 2002)
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
Other Africa
- Charity Effort Leads Doctors to Rural Kenya (December 27, 2007)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Clinton Foundation Aims to Provide Universal HIV Treatment for Kenyan Children (October 17, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- System Uses Cell Phones to Bolster HIV/AIDS Care in Rwanda (March 6, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Chicago Tribune Profiles U.S. Physician Working With Women Infected With HIV Through Rape During 1994 Rwandan Genocide (May 24, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Uganda Begins Distributing Free Antiretroviral Drugs to 2,700 HIV-Positive People (June 15, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Mozambique Launches Pilot Program to Provide Free Antiretroviral Drugs to 8,000 People (May 24, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Botswana Says Critics of Routine HIV Testing Are Hindering HIV Treatment Efforts (May 11, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- U. Alabama-Birmingham Mobilizes for Zambia AIDS Project (April 26, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Nigeria's AIDS Program Said Back on Track (March 16, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- United States to Provide $66M to Zambia This Year for Fight Against HIV/AIDS, U.S. Ambassador Says (January 27, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Ghana Begins Antiretroviral Treatment Distribution (January 26, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Zambia to Add 100,000 Patients to HIV Treatment Program (January 16, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Group Therapy Can Help Treat Depression Among HIV/AIDS Patients, Uganda Study Says (January 15, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- WTO Accepts Rules Limiting Medicine Exports to Poor Countries (September 12, 2003)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
- Zambian Government Implements Criteria for Distribution of Free Antiretroviral Drugs (August 21, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- AIDS Clinic Opens in Remote Area of Botswana (August 12, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Ethiopian AIDS Research Center May Be Forced to Close Because of Withdrawal of Funding by Dutch Government (August 11, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Wrangle Delays $91 Million Package to Fight HIV/AIDS in Cote d'Ivoire (August 1, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- U.S. News & World Report Profiles Botswana HIV/AIDS Treatment, Prevention Program (July 18, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Fight Against AIDS in Nigeria Taking Root at Baltimore Institute (July 16, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Uganda, Botswana Only African Countries Participating in Boehringer Ingelheim Free Antiretroviral Drug Program (July 15, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Mozambique Adopts New AIDS Strategy (July 7, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Africa AIDS Conference to Be Held in Nairobi in September: Official (June 12, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Stigma Hampers Effort to Get Free AIDS Drugs to Infected in Botswana (June 2, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Africa: Problems Getting Antiretrovirals for Trials (May 30, 2003)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
- Government Fight Against AIDS Sees Results in Botswana (May 7, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Gilead's Viread International Access Program (May 2003)
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
- Nevirapine-Based Fixed-Dose Combination Antiretrovirals in Resource-Limited Settings (May 2003)
Excerpted from HIV & AIDS Treatment in Practice.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
- Glaxo Will Further Cut Prices of AIDS Drugs to Poor Nations (April 28, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Namibia Welcomes Price Cuts for Antiretrovirals (April 25, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Ethiopia, South Africa Receive UN Help for Treatment Access (April 16, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Gilead Offers Tenofovir to Developing Countries at Cost (April 4, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Kenya: TB Patients to Get Free Treatment (March 27, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Ethiopia Ready to Start Nevirapine Trials for AIDS Treatment (November 20, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Botswana's High-Stakes Assault on AIDS (October 2002)
Reprinted from Africa Recovery, a United Nations publication.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
- Assessment of a Pilot Antiretroviral Drug Therapy Programme in Uganda: Patients' Response, Survival, and Drug Resistance (July 18, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention