The HIV wonder drug

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A new combination anti-retroviral pill that helps improve patients adherence to treatment is now available in Botswana, a medical doctor says. Dr Ngoni Kamhuka from Lumumba Street Clinic in Selebi-Phikwe says Atripla is a one-tablet-once-a-day HIV treatment meant to reduce the pill burden and improve adherence.

A number of his clients seem to tolerate it and are keen on it, he adds.
Kamhuka says this drug not only reduces the number of tablets a patient has to take; it can also reduce the fatigue that comes with taking too many tablets.
The plus factor is that it can be taken without inconvenience and patients can adhere better, he says.

Atripla has been available in Botswana since the beginning of December last year. The drug is a fixed dose combination of three widely used anti-retroviral drugs, Efavirenz, Emtricitabine, and Tenofovir.

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Speaker of the National Assembly, Dithapelo Keorapetse, has this week rightly washed his hands of the mess, refusing to wade into a party squabble that has no clear leadership and no single version of the truth.When a single party sends six different letters to the Speaker’s office, each claiming to be the authoritative voice, it is not just confusion, but an embarrassment.Keorapetse is correct to insist on institutional boundaries. Parliament...

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