Africa Hails Cuts in HIV Drug Prices

From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

March 16, 2001

Recent cuts in AIDS drug prices for Africa are being praised, but activists note that the prices are still too high for some people. Marc Aguirre, who treats poor patients in a converted garage in Ivory Coast, comments, "Working in the trenches day to day, and seeing people suffer and die just because they don't have access to drugs, it's hard."

Other CDC News for March 16, 2001

London College Fined Over AIDS Hazard Africa Hails Cuts in HIV Drug Prices S.F. Ban on AIDS Ads Proposed Advertisement New HIV Warning for King County; Unsafe Sex Rising, Health Officials Say	AIDS Drug Regimens Considered Too Hard to Follow Stress, Anger Bad for HIV Patients' Immune System Docs Tackle TB Outbreak Sydney Heroin Injecting Room Ready for Business
Russian Children Face 'Acute Crisis': UNICEF

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