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Global Fund Ensures AIDS Treatment in Haiti
Jan. 26, 2010
As Haiti begins the process to rebuild the country after the devastating earthquake that hit 12 January, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is focusing its effort to ensure that the thousands of people living with AIDS will be able to access the drugs they need to stay alive.
Haiti has the highest HIV infection rate outside southern Africa and 36,000 people are currently receiving antiretroviral treatment to stay healthy, 13,000 of these depend on programs financed by the Global Fund. With many health centers destroyed and health workers killed, people moving away from their home areas and transport difficult, there is an acute danger that many people will run out of the drugs they need. This would not only lead to many deaths, but the disruption of treatment would also lead to a high chance of drug resistance among those who stop and start their treatment.
The Global Fund is working closely with the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, and UNAIDS, both key international partners in Haiti, to ensure an uninterrupted flow of life-saving AIDS medicines to these patients.
© 2010 The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
For full article, visit:
http://www.theglobalfund.org/en/pressreleases/?pr=pr_100126
category: News from Other Sources : AIDS News
contributed by Liza Nanni on 29 January 2010
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