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Message Subject: Are there reasonable alternatives to public sector funding of ARVs?

Forum: ARV Conference Discussion Area
Date: 17/Apr/1998 11:11
From: forsythe@liverpool.ac.uk>

Chapter 4 in Confronting AIDS <> finds that even low cost medicines that can extend the lives and improve the health of people with HIV/AIDS, which are easily purchased in industrial countries, are currently unavailable in much of the developing world. These include medications to treat symptoms, such as headaches and diarrhea, and to treat opportunistic infections, such as tuberculosis. Would easing access to these lower-cost treatment options be a sensible alternative to public funding of ARV?

Responses:

1. Home care alternative by Mead Over, 21/Apr/1998 11:40

2. Sharing responsibility by Pharmaceutical Industry. by Waranya Teokul, 29/Apr/1998 01:44

1. Sharing responsibility by Marina Mahathir, 29/Apr/1998 03:26

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