Haiti

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• Haiti: Early HIV treatment cost-effective in one of the world's poorest countries

  Finance and funding
  Carole Leach-Lemens | 28 September 2011

  Starting HIV treatment early, when CD4 cell counts fell below 350 cells/mm3 in accordance with current World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations, was cost-effective compared to starting at 200 cells/mm3 (standard ART) over a ...

• Food assistance improved ART adherence, retention in care, in Haiti

  Nutrition
  Carole Leach-Lemens | 08 November 2010

  Providing food assistance to people living with HIV in a comprehensive HIV programme in Haiti, where the quality and quantity of food is poor, improved adherence and weight gain as well as clinic ...

• Some gay men should be allowed to give blood, argue Canadian researchers

  Michael Carter | 26 May 2010

  HIV-negative gay men who have been in a stable, monogamous relationship for at least one year should be allowed to give blood, a team of Canadian investigators argue in the ...

• Organisations with HIV-specific experience in Haiti seek donations, volunteers for relief efforts

  Keith Alcorn | 19 January 2010

  Several organisations which have been at the forefront of providing HIV treatment and care in Haiti are seeking donations to support earthquake relief efforts. These organisations already have extensive experience ...

• Partners in Health encourages better payment and training of community healthcare workers, reform of “clinical hierarchy”

  Task shifting
  Mara Kardas-Nelson | 07 January 2010

  Despite the now near-universal agreement within the global public health community that community healthcare workers (CHWs) can play an effective and often necessary role in delivering testing, treatment and care ...

• WHO recommends earlier treatment and phase-out of d4T

  HIV treatment
  Keith Alcorn | 30 November 2009

  Everyone diagnosed with HIV infection should start treatment when their CD4 count falls below 350 cells/mm3, the World Health Organization announced in new recommendations published today. The recommendation replaces previous guidelines ...

• Earlier treatment could be cost-effective for South Africa

  HIV treatment
  Keith Alcorn | 07 August 2009

  Starting treatment at a CD4 count of 350 would be cost-effective in South Africa, with a maximum extra expenditure of $1.5 billion over five years if everyone eligible was treated, ...

• HIV treatment should be started earlier in resource-limited settings, shows trial

  Starting treatment
  Michael Carter | 12 June 2009

  A major clinical trial has shown that HIV-positive patients in resource limited countries are more likely to survive and experience less HIV disease progression if they start taking antiretroviral therapy ...