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International News Uganda Running Out of Antiretroviral Drugs, Officials SayAugust 10, 2009 "Ugandan government ministers have warned that the country is running out of AIDS drugs, blaming the global financial crisis and a successful testing policy," BMJ reports. According to the health ministry, although 357,000 patients qualify for antiretroviral drugs, only 190,000 patients receive them. "The government is also investigating reports that 17 patients with AIDS have died in the north since the end of May because they could not get the drugs," writes BMJ (Wasswa, 8/7). Back to other news for August 2009
 This article was provided by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. It is a part of the publication Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report. Visit the Kaiser Family Foundation's website to find out more about their activities, publications and services.
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