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01/12/07 |
MSF is treating nearly 100,000
patients with ARV's in more than 30 countries
We began
providing antiretroviral therapy to children in December 2000
 Watch
the short MSF video to mark World
AIDS Day 2007
“Because diagnosis and treatment appear to be
complex, physicians and even more so treatment
programmes often delay or hesitate to provide AIDS
treatment to children. The younger the child, the
less likely she or he will receive timely treatment. If
we are serious about wanting to care for children,
diagnosis, treatment and prevention of transmission
need to be simplified, and child-adapted, quality,
affordable drugs have to be made rapidly available.
In addition, prevention of mother-to-child
transmission (PMTCT) activities need to be rolled out
on a large scale.”
-- Dr. Myrto Schaefer, Paediatric HIV Advisor from the MSF Australia Project
Unit
Successful care for children living with HIV goes beyond access to adapted
diagnostic tools and medicines. Psychological and social support have
to be integrated in the care package. Look at how these children have
shared their stories about living with HIV through their drawings, photos,
and interviews. ...» find
out more
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other articles on MSF HIV/AIDS treatments around the world
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