Nigeria: NACA Call for Local Production of HIV Drugs Amid Funding Cuts

I’m a doctor specialising in HIV – we should be very afraid of cuts to AIDS funding

Hospitals will see a surge of people with AIDS-related conditions that we should no longer see in this age of effective treatment, warns Dr Rageshri Dhairyawan. We cannot sit back and observe this humanitarian disaster unfold

The Impending HIV Resurgence

The Trump Administration has gutted many areas of healthcare funding and research, especially in infectious diseases. One area that has been particularly hard hit has been research, prevention, and treatment for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). While the COVID-19 pandemic is still fresh in everyone's mind, the HIV pandemic seems to have slipped from the general public's awareness. It's time for a refresher on just how bad the 1980s were.

Nigeria: NACA Call for Local Production of HIV Drugs Amid Funding Cuts

He noted that where local manufacturing is not yet feasible, the government should support research into new drug development

NHRC, NACA Seek Local Production of HIV/AIDS Drugs Amid Funding Cuts

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) have called for the local production of HIV/AIDS kits and medications to address the funding shortfall in the fight against the disease. The call was made during the opening ceremony of a three-day stakeholder engagement on the […] The post NHRC, NACA Seek Local Production of HIV/AIDS Drugs Amid Funding Cuts appeared first on Pharmanewsonline.

NHRC, NACA Call For Local Production Of HIV/AIDS Drugs Amid Funding Cuts - NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA

NHRC, NACA call for local production of HIV/AIDS drugs amid funding cuts 43 total views today By Olanrewaju Akojede The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) have called for the local production of HIV/AIDS kits and medications to address the funding shortfall in the fight against the disease. The call was made during the opening ceremony of a […] The post NHRC, NACA call for local product…