Thousands of HIV-positive Venezuelans have been forced to leave the country, after facing discrimination and zero treatment options, according to UNAIDS.
Patients once received free ARV treatment under Venezuela’s National AIDS Program. In 2017, the country essentially ran out of ARVs—about 9 p...eople a day died from HIV-related illnesses that year.
“Today, HIV patients in Venezuela have three options: go untreated, buy the medication abroad or on the black market for large sums, or leave the country,” writes Gabriela Mesones Rojo.
The exodus of untreated Venezuelans could shift the course of the epidemic throughout the region.
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Servicios de Salud locales, distritales, regionales y Unidades de salud de la Familia.
Decree of the Minister of Health of the Republic of Indonesia Number 781 / MENKES / SK / VII / 2004 on the establishment of referral hospital for people with HIV / AIDS
These National Operational Guidelines for Viral Load Testing detail how routine viral load testing will be implemented at the facility level in India. They include frequency and interpretation of monitoring, sample collections, storage and transportation, receipt of results, adherence counseling, an...d reporting requirements. Roles and responsibilities are outlined as well as turnaround time requirements.
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The WHO Health Emergencies Programme is currently monitoring 118 events in the region. This week’s main articles cover the following events:
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Togo
Measles in Chad
Ebola virus disease (EVD) in Équateur Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Politique Nationale de Promotion de la Santé, Version Finale
under National Program for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, CVD & Stroke (NPCDCS) in
12th five year plan (2012-17)
Standard Operating Procedures for Procurement in the Public Health Sector. Updated 2006.
O PEN IV reune informação de inquéritos, estudos epidemiológicos e comportamentais, tendo como objetivo estabelecer os objetivos e metas no combate à epidemia do HIV/SIDA em Moçambique através de uma abordagem que reforça e dinamiza o envolvimento de todos os setores do Estado, Sociedade... Civil e Sector Privado.
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Objective To assess the effectiveness of a community-based tuberculosis and leprosy intervention in which village health teams and health workers conduct door-to-door tuberculosis screening, targeted screenings and contact tracing.