How anti-retroviral drugs work
A brief description of how anti-retroviral drugs work.
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25 September 2003
No turning back
Fighting HIV/AIDS with anti-retrovirals will change millions of South African lives, but failure could be devastating.
Read More » No turning backHard pills to swallow
South Africa is poised to roll out the world's biggest antiretroviral treatment programme. But if we don't get it right first time, there is a danger of multi-drug resistant HIV developing.
Read More » Hard pills to swallowPrivate sector vs public sector
Where is the best place to take antiretrovirals '€“ with a private doctor or through the public sector? Many would argue the public sector is more efficient and effective.
Read More » Private sector vs public sectorTaking the tablets
What it'€™s like to take antiretroviral therapy, how many pills are needed and why taking them regularly and consistently is so important.
Read More » Taking the tabletsSouth Africans represented on crucial world AIDS body
Two South Africans have been appointed to a high-profile Commission on HIV/AIDS and Governance in Africa (CHGA). The University of Natal's
Professor Alan Whiteside and World Bank managing official Dr Mamphele Ramphela are members of the 20-person commission, chaired by Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa K. Amoako, and established
at the behest of United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
The Commission's mandate is to study the impacts of HIV/AIDS on African state structures and economic development and identify threats to governance. It will report back in June 2005.
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