Dancing in the Dark: New Hope for AIDS in Africa. Susan Brink.
by Brink, Susan; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 401Global Issues. Publisher: U.S. News & World Report, 2003ISSN: 1522-3221;.Subject(s): AIDS (Disease) -- Africa | AIDS (Disease) -- Botswana | AIDS (Disease) -- Government policy | AIDS (Disease) -- Patients -- Services for | AIDS (Disease) -- Treatment | Antiviral agents | Botswana -- Politics and government | HIV-positive personsDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Though life-extending antiretroviral (ARV) drugs have been available to treat AIDS in the developed world since 1996, they are largely unavailable in Africa. Only 1 percent of the estimated 4 million people in sub-Saharan Africa who need the drugs are getting them, according to the World Health Organization. Botswana is the first country in the region to promise free treatment, including ARV drugs, to all its citizens." (U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT) This article reveals that "Botswana has become a test case for stemming the tide of AIDS in Africa" and describes how "the international community is joining in with a coordinated response to test the people, treat the sick, aid the caretakers, educate the population, halt the spread, care for the orphans, and save the next generation."| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Dancing in the Dark: New Hope for AIDS in Africa, Dec.15, 2003; pp. 44+.
"Though life-extending antiretroviral (ARV) drugs have been available to treat AIDS in the developed world since 1996, they are largely unavailable in Africa. Only 1 percent of the estimated 4 million people in sub-Saharan Africa who need the drugs are getting them, according to the World Health Organization. Botswana is the first country in the region to promise free treatment, including ARV drugs, to all its citizens." (U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT) This article reveals that "Botswana has become a test case for stemming the tide of AIDS in Africa" and describes how "the international community is joining in with a coordinated response to test the people, treat the sick, aid the caretakers, educate the population, halt the spread, care for the orphans, and save the next generation."
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