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Affordable Treatment Available Soon for Children Living With HIV in Poor
Countries

Lisa Schlein

   GENEVA - Affordable treatment will soon be available for children
   living with HIV in low- and middle-income countries thanks to an
   agreement between the global health agency UNITAID and the Clinton
   Health Access Initiative, or CHAI.

   The pediatric treatment has been available in wealthy countries but out
   of reach for children in poor countries. A new agreement with two
   generic drug makers, Viatris and Macleods, will significantly lower the
   price.

   UNITAID and CHAI plan to roll out the first anti-retroviral treatments
   specifically designed for children next year in six African countries
   -- Benin, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Uganda and Zimbabwe.

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