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I was impressed to see adverts in many newspapers, placed by the Department of Health, for new HIV medication. In the past people used to take the triple cocktail therapy, taking three pills at a time, and obviously that is far more difficult than simply providing people with a combined medication that allows you to take one pill and once a day only.
I think people don’t appreciate the massive impact on HIV in our country, and of course we had the terrible years during President Mbeki’s time as leader of our country during which the issue was ignored. Recommendations were made by our Health Minister at the time that one simply needed to have garlic and, if I remember correctly, beetroot to cure oneself and we have thankfully come a long way now. The new fixed dose combination pill is provided by the Department of Health and it has all of these three different ARV medications all combined in the one pill so that too is a positive step and will help save many lives.
Posted by Michael de Broglio on Thursday 25-Apr-13
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Lucretia said:
on Friday 24-May-13 08:53 AM
With this fast growing epidemic, why don't the World Health Organisations not make an HIV patch. A monthly patch that has the necessary quantity that will be released every 24 hours or, however, often it needs to be released. This way, its a matter of popping on a patch, once a month. Problem of remembering to take the pills solved.
Henrietta said:
on Friday 26-Apr-13 03:42 PM
One is better than 3 and hopefully it works. Like many said maybe one day they will find the cure for HIV.
Catherine said:
on Friday 26-Apr-13 03:41 PM
It is great news that different ARV medications is combined in one pill. My concern however is if a person is in general not disciplined, whether the pill is one or more it will not be of any effect.
Sundome said:
on Friday 26-Apr-13 02:54 PM
We will now just have to wait and see if it actually works
Cornelie said:
on Friday 26-Apr-13 02:44 PM
This is very good news that the pill became one as I can think it can work out a lot of money to buy a lot of pills to help you get cured.
sheena said:
on Friday 26-Apr-13 07:43 AM
This is good news but lets hope it works.
cherise said:
on Thursday 25-Apr-13 02:46 PM
Sounds like a well needed improvement for ARV's , lets hope it works and insures a long healthy lifespan for people living with HIV
Joyce said:
on Thursday 25-Apr-13 01:29 PM
I think it is indeed a positive step by Department of Health hopefully this will help save many lives
thembi said:
on Thursday 25-Apr-13 10:52 AM
This is good news for everyone infected and hopefully one day they will find a cure for this killer disease. Big thank you to the Minister of Heath for making such a big difference in people's lives.
Angelique said:
on Thursday 25-Apr-13 08:28 AM
Well done to the Minister of Health & to those suffering actually going to get their treatment. We need to prevent it more than anything else but a positive step! We most definitely have come a long way.
moenisha said:
on Thursday 25-Apr-13 07:57 AM
I agree agree with Thabitha, being an out patient at Helen Joseph I see hundreds of people in the queue waiting for ARVS its actually scary to see so many people infected and this is a daily prucedure there.
Liesl said:
on Thursday 25-Apr-13 07:56 AM
I'm hoping that along with the good news of 3 pills becoming one that the cost of these pills will also not be too expensive.
Benita said:
on Thursday 25-Apr-13 07:54 AM
It is a much better solution. Remembering to drink one pill is hard enough never mind a bunch.
Brumilde said:
on Thursday 25-Apr-13 07:36 AM
Wonderful. They really have improved on the subject
Thabitha said:
on Thursday 25-Apr-13 07:31 AM
Well done to our health minister and his deparment it show's that we are going somewhere as a country. I am positive that one day HIV will be cured
Yolandi P said:
on Thursday 25-Apr-13 07:15 AM
I think this is a much better and simpler solution. HIV has been so overly emphasised around the world that I think people have become desensitised to it and dont realise the impact it still has on societies.
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