A Vietnamese-German joint venture has been licensed to supply locally-produced HIV/AIDS medicines in Vietnam at a fraction of imported drug costs.
Stada Vietnam will produce three types of new economical AIDS medicines - Stavudine Stada, Lamzidivir Stada and Nevirapine Stada - which could reduce the average annual cost of AIDS treatment in Vietnam from $3,000-4,000 to just $180.
HIV/AIDS treatment has been steadily improving in Vietnam recently, said an official from Ministry of Health, but he added that the number of infections has also been rising.
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