Open AccessChallenges if HIV Treatment in Resource-Poor Countries: A Review
Author(s) -
OR Obiako,
HM Muktar
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
nigerian journal of medicine/the nigerian journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2667-0526
pISSN - 1115-2613
DOI - 10.4314/njm.v19i4.69785
Subject(s) - pandemic , medicine , psychological intervention , intensive care medicine , antiretroviral therapy , public health , drug , immunology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , viral load , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , covid-19 , pharmacology , psychiatry , pathology
The human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome pandemic have posed a significant public health challenge to the global community. Massive therapeutic interventions with antiretroviral drugs are being undertaken, yet problems and challenges exist. This review examines these problems and challenges as they affect the treatment of HIV infection in resource-poor countries such as Nigeria.