We continue to support the antiretroviral treatment programmes. Currently, about 1400 HIV patients receive treatment at the hospital.
Dr Degu Dare´s PhD work showed that antiretroviral  treatment can be carried out in district hospitals. The graph shows the survival of patients taking ART drugs (upper line) compared to the survival of patients before treatment was available in Ethiopia (lower curve).

Recently, Asfaw Bikila showed that such treatment is cost-effective in an Ethiopian context. In Ethiopia, it costs about USD 320 to prolong the life of a patient for one year.

Currently, about 3000 patients are followed, and about 1400 HIV patients have started treatment at the hospital. Unfortunately, some patients stop taking their drugs. We are now trying to find ways to reduce the number of patients who stop taking their drugs, and have employed community health workers to find the defaulters. Through this work we hope to learn more about the reasons they stop taking drugs, and find new ways so patients take the drugs regularly.

For more information see my research blog and ART category:

• Antiretroviral therapy is cost-effective
• ART programme and task shifting
• Cost of HIV Treatment

Denne websiden inneholder litt informasjon for familie og venner,  og litt informasjon om arbeidet i Etiopia.

This webpage contains some information for family and friends, and some information about the work in Ethiopia.



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