E-DRUG: Botswana Govt Plans To Provide Free HIV/AIDS Drugs
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[From TAC list via DRUGINFO; WB]
Hi all
This piece of news came via the TAC list (distributed as fair use).
While the Botswana prevalence is high, the population size is low.
Botswana also has a high per capita income, as a result of the
high earning minerals sector (eg diamonds). Median salaries
however are low, as the wealth is unevenly distributed. Many are
still outside the formal economy. Despite this, the government of
Botswana must feel that foreign aid will be sufficient to fund the
drugs AND that the necessary infrastructure is either in place or
can be put in place. It will remain to be seen whether this is an
isolated "good news" story of donor funding being able to help a
small number of people in a relatively concentrated series of small
towns, or whether it can be expanded to more complex situations
such as South Africa's.
regards
Andy