The shortage of vital HIV drugs in times of the coronavirus pandemic is complicating lives of those living positively with the condition. The shortage of drugs related to HIV has been occasioned by withdrawal of donor funding and the government concentrating its medical efforts and money in fighting Covid-19. Like many Kenyans living with HIV, she has been unable to access septrin, an antibiotic that helps fight against opportunistic infections for those living with HIV. But it is the shortage of the drug that puts HIV victims at risk of opportunistic infections. When it comes to ARVs drugs, a differentiated service delivery method of supplying drugs is used.

Source: Standard Digital March 14, 2021 21:56 UTC