How can a pediatric HIV/AIDS program that includes antiretroviral treatment be carried out with good results?
The most significant example is the program that the Ministry of Health of Zimbabwe and MSF are conducting in a pediatric clinic in Bulawayo, where almost 2,000 children are being treated with ARVs. In Zimbabwe, the will to implement a simplified strategy and not be negatively affected by the urgent economic crisis and a significant lack of human resources has been crucial to guaranteeing children’s access to the program. Health and psycho-social care, as well as a focus on access to family treatment, are also important factors for these children’s adherence to treatment. So there is reason to hope for important improvements in the fight against pediatric AIDS? Among the 140,000 people living with HIV/AIDS that MSF is treating in 27 countries, there are more than 10,000 children. Each one of these little children, like those who are successfully being treated in Zimbabwe, is a good reason to hope that access to early testing and treatment improves as soon as possible.
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