Browsing by Author "Venter, F"

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    One size doesn't fit all: Tailoring adult antiretroviral treatment
    (AOSIS, South Africa, 2014) Geffen, N; Robinson, M; Venter, F; Low, M
    Advances in antiretroviral treatment mean that patients in the public health system can be given more options in the management of their treatment. Although public health programmes tend to offer one-size-fits-all approaches, patients might benefit from a more flexible approach. In particular, we propose that people with HIV should be given more choice with regard to when to start treatment, and patients who experience efavirenz side-effects should be encouraged to switch to other medications, which will be facilitated by faster registration and lower prices of newer antiretrovirals.
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    Special Report on the State of HIV/AIDS in South Africa
    (2012) Navario, P; Bekker, L; Blecher, M; Darkoh, E; Hecht, R; McIntyre, J; Nattrass, N; Ramjee, G; Rees, H; Venter, F; Whiteside, A; Wolvaardt, G; Wood, R
    It is axiomatic that the global fight against HIV/AIDS cannot be won without a decisive victory in South Africa, home to 20 percent of all people living with HIV/AIDS. So how is South Africa doing? And what is the likelihood it will meet the demand for essential prevention and treatment interventions by 2015? On Jan. 21 in Cape Town, Council on Foreign Relations Global Health Fellow Dr. Peter Navario convened a meeting of South Africa's foremost HIV/AIDS thinkers, policy-makers and practitioners to discuss the state of prevention and treatment at the epicenter of the pandemic. In this article, the experts weigh in on program gaps, the major challenges to achieving universal coverage of essential prevention and treatment interventions, and what it will take to surmount these challenges.