Libreville, April 11, 2023 (AGP) – After several months of disruption, antiretrovirals, treatments that can stop the progression of HIV/AIDS, have finally arrived on Gabonese soil. The teams of the AIDS prevention department have been distributing these drugs since Tuesday in the Outpatient Treatment Centers (CTA).
It’s a sigh of relief for patients who could no longer afford their treatments. And the least we can say is that this shortage of antiretrovirals has weakened their bodies.
To avoid ending up in such situations, preventive measures have been taken by the government, the AGP has learned. These include Gabon’s membership of the wambo.org platform, which will henceforth facilitate the country’s supply of antiretroviral treatments. In addition, and on the instructions of the head of government, the Minister of Health must now anticipate orders.
On February 15, 2023, the Gabonese Minister of Health had received from the Chargé d’Affaires at the United States Embassy in Gabon, a donation of antiretrovirals worth 2 billion FCFA, to compensate to this difficulty of supply.
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