Monday, September 17, 2007

HIV/AIDS patients appeal for more drugs

PEOPLE living with HIV/AIDS have appealed to the Government to increase the accessibility of Antiretroviral (ARV) drugs in order to live more positive, productive and prolonged lives.

In a report read out at the 11th annual general meeting of The AIDS Support Organisation (TASO) Jinja on Saturday, the clients thanked the Government for the support it was rendering the organisation. The day's theme was scaling up the HIV/AIDS prevention.

Clients are being treated with ARVs, Septrine prophylaxis and there is improvement in their health. But we appeal for more of those drugs because there are many people living with HIV/AIDS,?Sarah Kyesimira, a clients?representative said. read more

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