The complexities of implementing antiretroviral treatment in the Western Cape Province of South Africa
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The complexities of implementing antiretroviral treatment in the Western Cape Province of South Africa The following article is by Fareed Abdullah, the head of the AIDS programme in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. It offers a unique account of treatment roll-out from the perspective of a programme manager in government. Abdullah’s article illustrates that with sufficient will and ingenuity, and on the basis of genuine partnerships, antiretroviral treatment can be provided in a manner that both saves lives and improves the health system as a whole.
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