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WHO Recommends That Antiretroviral Drugs Be Given To Anyone Diagnosed With HIV


Everyone who has HIV should be offered antiretroviral drugs as soon as possible after diagnosis, the World Health Organisation says.

This latest policy removes previous limits suggesting patients wait until the disease progresses.
The WHO has also recommended people at risk of HIV be given the drugs to help prevent the infection taking hold.

UNAIDS said these changes could help avert 21 million AIDS-related deaths and 28 million new infections by 2030.

The recommendations increase the number of people with HIV eligible for antiretrovirals from 28m to 37m across the world.

But the challenge globally will be making sure everyone has access to them and the funds are in place to pay for such a huge extension in treatment.

Only 15m people currently get the drugs.
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