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Date Posted: 19:23:03 07/24/02 Wed
Author: moonotter
Subject: Simplified Treatment of HIV Promoted For Developing Countries

Simplified Treatment of HIV Promoted For Developing Countries


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By Stephen Pincock
BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters Health) Jul 09 - New guidelines that simplify options for HIV therapy will help millions more people in the developing world gain access to treatment, the World Health Organization and the International AIDS Society said on Tuesday.

Only about 2% of the 6 million people in the developing world who need AIDS drugs now are getting them, despite significant drops in the prices of the medicines.

Improving access has been a key issue at the International AIDS Conference in Barcelona this week, where activists have called for greater efforts from governments, and researchers have tried to find ways to make other aspects of treatment cheaper and simpler.

WHO and IAS say reducing the complexity of highly-active antiretroviral therapy could have a major impact. On Tuesday in Barcelona they officially released new guidelines that give options to poor regions lacking medical staff or sophisticated laboratories.

"For the first time we now have the chance to apply a simplified, easy-to-follow public health approach to AIDS treatment rather than complex individual treatment regimes," said Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland, WHO director-general.

"This, combined with the falling costs of medicines, means it should be possible to extend the life-span of those living with HIV in resource-limited settings."

The new guidelines aim to provide countries with simple advice on options for treating the disease, as well as monitoring treatment response and other treatment aspects--while taking into account the reality that many places lack even the most basic medical facilities.

"There are almost 'bush' options in there," IAS President Dr. Joep Lange told Reuters Health. "I consider these guidelines to be a major milestone."



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