cART ExaminedJuly 17, 2009 A Lancet comment examines combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) in low-income and middle-income countries. According to the authors, "the presence of patients in whom therapy fails in access programmes provides a unique opportunity to design nested prospective randomised studies that aim to find solutions systematically and rigorously." They conclude, "We believe that it is time to reject a compromise approach to access to HIV therapy in low-income and middle-income countries, and to re-emphasise the Sydney Declaration and its call for dedicated funding for research" (Boyd et al. 7/18). Back to other news for July 2009
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