Access To Hiv Medication In Africa

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Africa: Children's Access to Prophylaxis May Improve After Medical Study, New WHO Recommendations

[Note: AIDS Treatment News published this article to provide background for activists who might want to help support the political will to make this long-delayed, lifesaving treatment available to those who need it. -- John S. James] On November... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Relief Group Seeks Access to New HIV Drug in Africa

On Wednesday, Doctors Without Borders (DWB) called on Abbott Laboratories Inc. to make its new formulation of Kaletra (lopinavir/ritonavir) available in developing countries, especially those in Africa. The new version of Kaletra is in tablet form,... Read more »

With Malnutrition in Africa Decreasing Effectiveness of Antiretrovirals, Program Provides Food Access to HIV-Positive People

Some health workers in Africa are finding that hunger and malnutrition among HIV-positive people are decreasing the effectiveness of antiretroviral drugs, the Wall Street Journal reports. Throughout the developed world, it is standard practice to... Read more »

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HIV medication in Africa

Hi Doc, the mother of my three-year-old son tested positive and now she's very sick. My concern is that our ARVs here in Africa are ineffective when compared to the ones that are used by developed countries such as the US. How can I get the...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

HIV meds manufactured outside the US (say in India), have been determined to have the same potency and activity as those made in the US. Regimens used in Africa provided by pharma companies to government and nongovernment agencies have proven to be... Read more »

hiv from needle prick in africa

HiI am currently voluntering in Kenya and I was working with some ladies on a bag making project we run. I took a needle from one of them and it pricked my skin. I did not notice any bleeding after. I am concerned that I may have contracted Hiv if...

Response from Richard Cordova III

Test Positive Aware Network

Hi there:HIV does not live well outside of the body. The needle would need to have gone deep enough to allow access to the bloodstream. It's also not likely that the tip of the non-hollow needle would have enough blood to transmit the virus.... Read more »

HIV and South Africa

Dear Dr. Frascino,I am HIV positive but the virus has been undetectable according to my blood tests for nearly 8 years (I was diagnosed in 1999). I have been on Sustiva which I take daily (one pill). My question is that I am planning a trip to...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,The information you requested, or at least how to get it, was waiting for you in the archives. See below.Bon voyage.Dr. BobResearch on HIV and Travel Restrictions (ON THE ROAD WITH HIV) (TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS)Mar 30, 2008 The other day I asked you... Read more »

Access to surrogate mother by hiv+ man and hiv- woman(who cannot carry a baby)

i am hiv+ and my wife is hiv-. We have been married for 11 years without a child. We have tried invitro fertilisation with sperm washing but it was unsuccessful because my wife has had three previous fibroids surgeries, which according to the gynaec...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Use of a surrogate mother in situations like your can be a complicated and expensive process. Many fertility clinics have only modest experience with complex HIV+ situations. I have referred several patients to the OB/fertility clinic at Columbia... Read more »

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HIV-1, HIV-2, and Home Access

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Hi, I have been reading posts for a few days and there seems to be alot of knowledgable people on this board. Does anyone here know if HIV-2 is common in the United States? And, if you are infected with HIV-2 and not HIV-1, would your Home Access... Read more »

I need a HIV Specialist in DURBAN, South Africa

Posted by Christa1, 1 Reply

Does anyone know a good doctor who specialises on HIV/AIDS, in Durban, South Africa. The doctor I have been with is emigrating and I need to find a doctor who knows what he is talking about, and who is familiar wit processes and procedure. I have ... Read more »

An article about HIV stats in Africa

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Hi, allot of attention has been focused on AIDS in Africa. Since most people can not be there to see for themselves what is happening, I believe it is very important to read other peoples reports about what is happening their rather than relying... Read more »

lonely in southern africa trying to live with HIV

Posted by africanbeauty, 4 Replies

hi
i hope that i can find someone i can chat with here. this is my 3rd year poz - it caused the breakup of my marriage. anyhow, i am a 38 year old african beauty living in africa -and i am lonely - would like to meet other african poz professionals... Read more »

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