Africa: Access to HIV Medicines Severely Impacted by COVID-19 as AIDS Response Stalls

[WHO] Geneva -- Countries seek innovative ways to mitigate the impact of disruptions and keep services going Seventy-three countries have warned that they are at risk of stock-outs of antiretroviral (ARV) medicines as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new WHO survey conducted ahead of the International AIDS Society's biannual conference. Twenty-four countries reported having either a critically low stock of ARVs or disruptions in the supply of these life-saving medicines.
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news