UN health agency fills gap in HIV treatment for patients in Libya: Just a few weeks ago, the World Health Organization (WHO) began distributing much-needed anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs to patients living with HIV in Libya, following the country’s collapse in medical services and inability to provide life-saving drugs. After the start of the country’s civil war in … [Read more...] about UN health agency fills gap in HIV treatment for patients in Libya
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HIV has no borders, but its treatment does. Why this needs to change | The Conversation
HIV has no borders, but its treatment does. Why this needs to change: Zimbabweans living with HIV who come to South Africa often have challenges remaining on their antiretroviral treatment regimens. Henk KrugerPanashe is a 26-year-old Zimbabwean woman living with HIV. She works in a restaurant on the western peripheries of Johannesburg. She has known she is HIV positive … [Read more...] about HIV has no borders, but its treatment does. Why this needs to change | The Conversation
SA News: South Sudan opposition leader Machar in South Africa for treatment
South Sudan opposition leader Machar in South Africa for treatment: South Sudanese opposition leader Riek Machar is in South Africa to receive medical treatment, his spokesman and officials in Pretoria said on Thursday, after the former vice president fled fighting that erupted in the South Sudanese capital in July. Source: "South Africa" - BingNews Priest coming to … [Read more...] about SA News: South Sudan opposition leader Machar in South Africa for treatment
SA News: Kenya’s retired President Mwai Kibaki flown to South Africa for specialised treatment
Kenya’s retired President Mwai Kibaki flown to South Africa for specialised treatment: Kenya’s retired President Mwai Kibaki was on Sunday afternoon flown to South Africa for specialised treatment after he was taken ill over the weekend and rushed to Karen Hospital in Nairobi. He was wheeled into the hospital’s emergency unit on ... Source: "South Africa" - … [Read more...] about SA News: Kenya’s retired President Mwai Kibaki flown to South Africa for specialised treatment
Myths about gout are hampering its treatment | The Conversation
Myths about gout are hampering its treatment: ShutterstockThe prevalence of gout is increasing worldwide. It has become the most common cause of inflammatory arthritis in men, and its prevalence in postmenopausal women continues to rise. This increase is due to changes in diet and lifestyle, increased use of certain diuretics and increasing obesity. … [Read more...] about Myths about gout are hampering its treatment | The Conversation
