South Africa ’s latest weapon against HIV: street dispensers for antiretrovirals

< p > Patients will no longer need to join five-hour-long queues for their medication < /p > < p > A hole-in-the-wall machine that dispenses antiretroviral drugs to people with HIV will be unveiled in Durban on Monday ahead of a pilot scheme that will see units installed in rural areas miles from the nearest doctor or clinic. < /p > < p > The machine has been developed at the Right to Care project in the Helen Joseph hospital, Johannesburg, and is a prototype of what its South African developers believe could be a game-changer in the fight to contain the Aids pandemic in their country and beyond. < /p > < a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/17/atms-dispense-antiretrovirals-south-africa-hiv" > Continue reading... < /a >

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 17, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Tracy McVeigh Tags: South Africa World news Aids and HIV Society Medical research Science Drugs Source Type: news