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'Prophets fuel ARVs defaults''
PEOPLE living with HIV (PLHIV) have blamed some prophets and faith healers for the upsurge in the number of people who default from the first line antiretroviral therapy (ART). After defaultin...Published: 01 Mar 2019 at 18:14hrs | | by Satff reporter
Over 130 000 HIV patients resist drugs
OVER 130 000 people living with HIV and Aids in Zimbabwe have become resistant to currently available anti-retroviral drugs.Medical experts say people can become drug resistant after defaultin...Published: 26 Aug 2018 at 07:53hrs | 4 | by Staff Reporter
Allocate foreign currency towards ARV procurement - CWGH
THE Community Working Group on Heath (CWGH), has called on government to prioritise allocation of foreign currency towards the procurement of Anti Retro Viral medicines ARVs amid revelations of ...Published: 23 Aug 2017 at 06:56hrs | 2 | by Stephen Jakes
ARV shortage: A stitch in time saves nine
Zimbabwe is among sub-Saharan African countries working tirelessly to meet the United Nations' 90-90-90 ambitious target to help end the HIV and Aids pandemic by 90 percent in 2020. On Monday, Zimbabw...Published: 23 Aug 2017 at 06:18hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Increased cases of drug resistant HIV puts strain on national stocks
Increased cases of drug resistant HIV are contributing to shortages of Abacavier, a drug given to HIV positive people, who would have failed or reacted to initial drug combinations, thereby exerting p...Published: 23 Aug 2017 at 05:51hrs | | by Staff Reporter
ARVs shortage in hospitals
The country has been hit by a shortage of antiretroviral drugs in public health institutions raising fears of drug interruptions among people taking the life-saving treatment should the situation cont...Published: 21 Aug 2017 at 07:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
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