Progress in treating Aids
In 2006 over 2 million people with HIV/Aids received anti-retroviral treatment.
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Anti-retroviral drugs
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| The Pulse travels to Bolivia to see how insecticides are being used to control Chagas |
The World Health Organisation says there has been significant progress in getting anti-Aids treatment to people with advanced HIV infection in low and middle-income countries.
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In 2006 there were over two million people living with HIV/Aids who received anti-retroviral treatment, a 50 per cent increase on the year before.
We visit Zambia to meet a patient whose life has improved after receiving the drugs.
Dr Harold Jaffe is in the studio to talk about the sustainability of these treatment programmes.
Chagas
Chagas is a parasitic disease found in Latin America and spread by insects. It is estimated that 11 million people living in Mexico, Central and South America are infected without knowing it and it can remain symptom-less for decades. Eventually 30 per cent of people develop serious cardiac and intestinal problems. There is no cure.
We travel to Bolivia to see how health workers are using insecticides to control its spread and also how the disease has affected national blood supplies.
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Episode 5 of The Pulse airs from Monday November 26, 2007.
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Published On 26 Nov 2007