Children in Africa have shown a prevalence of up to 54 percent of HIV strains which display a resistance to one or more commonly used antiretroviral (ARV) drugs according to a study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases. Is this an indication that currently used medications may prove to be ineffective in years to come? Africa has seen a … [Read more...] about Drug resistant HIV and the potential to render current treatments inviable
AIDS
Researchers miss the point on drug price mess in middle income countries
Middle-income countries outside Africa are paying four times as much, on average, for HIV drugs as middle-income countries in Africa, according to a study from the University of Liverpool, reported by NAM's aidsmap site. You might have missed Dr Andrew Hill's presentation at the International AIDS Society meeting in Kuala Lumpur but it's worth … [Read more...] about Researchers miss the point on drug price mess in middle income countries
How South Africa is beating the AIDS epidemic
An excellent in-depth piece from the Christian Science Monitor on South Africa's unexpected success in controlling HIV. It follows some interesting implications of people with HIV now having near-normal life expectancy. For my taste, it dodges a few tough issues: for example, the absence of evidence that the vast amount we spend on behaviour change … [Read more...] about How South Africa is beating the AIDS epidemic
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