Medical breakthrough in preventing HIV

NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 15 – A new study conducted in Kenya and Uganda indicates that Anti Retroviral drugs (ARV) can be used to prevent HIV infection.

The study undertaken by scientists from the Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kenyatta National Hospital, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital and Makerere University in Uganda indicated that HIV medication taken daily was highly effective in preventing HIV infection in Africa.

“There is a lot of debate as to where will you put your money. If you use drugs to prevent and the same drugs are needed by people living with HIV/AIDS, will it cause a shortage?” Dr James Kiarie, a Principle Investigator in the study said on Thursday.

“But I think you have to do both. You have to prevent people from getting HIV and at the same time treat those with HIV. If you only treat, it is like wiping the floor, removing water but the tap is still running,” he explained.

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