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For people living with HIV the greatest battle is having a normal life. Up to a decade ago without readily accessible antiretroviral treatment this was unthinkable and HIV and AIDS was seen as a death sentence. Three MSF’s patients from Chiradzulu share their personal testimonies of living in good health for the last 10 years on treatment two MSF medical staff talking about preventing the transmission of HIV from mother to child, and the future challenges for HIV care in Malawi.   Read MSF’s report: 10 Years of antiretroviral treatment in Malawi by MSF 10 Years of ARVs in Malawi A brief overview of MSF's 10-year HIV treatment programme in Chiradzulu, Malawi...

‘5 Lives’ are the stories of people that MSF works with every day, whose health and lives often hang on a simple medical intervention. These personal experiences are a snapshot of the unnecessary suffering MSF medical staff see first-hand daily in places where people can’t get adequate medical care and that could be avoided with proper, sustainable funding and investment. We’re doctors and nurses, not bankers, but we can see how investing in real futures – like the futures of the people profiled here - will transform the lives of those made vulnerable through illness, and create a strong foundation for their families and their communities to build on. That’s why MSF supports calls to direct a small...

‘5 Lives’ are the stories of people that MSF works with every day, whose health and lives often hang on a simple medical intervention. These personal experiences are a snapshot of the unnecessary suffering MSF medical staff see first-hand daily in places where people can’t get adequate medical care and that could be avoided with proper, sustainable funding and investment.   Download a copy of the briefing "Five Lives: How a Financial Transaction Tax Could Support Global Health" We’re doctors and nurses, not bankers, but we can see how investing in real futures – like the futures of the people profiled here - will transform the lives of those made vulnerable through illness, and...

Open publication - Free publishing - More aids   Executive Summary: The Khayelitsha programme was the first in South Africa to provide antiretroviral therapy (ART) at primary care level in the public sector. It is also one of two pilot projects in the country to provide decentralized care for drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB). This report highlights what has been achieved collectively by several service providers (Province of Western Cape, City of Cape Town, NGO and Community Based organizations) and describes the key clinical programme and policy changes that have supported universal coverage for HIV and TB care over the last 10 years. The report demonstrates that it is possible to achieve most targets...