provided,
and we all know what those are - people won’t be adherent,
they’ll become resistant, it’s not cost-effective. We
can’t allow these excuses any more.
“But we must certainly monitor adherence and resistance carefully.
So far, in the programmes I’m aware of, we have answered the
first question - is it even possible to make treatment programmes
work in the developing world? - and are answering the second - so
far, adherence appears no better and no worse than in developed
countries.
“The biggest excuse is the argument that there is no infrastructure.
There is a medical infrastructure in nearly all countries. When
I go to Africa, Thailand, wherever, social structures exist that
can be used to provide both Aids education and treatment.
“As ever, it’s a question of the political will.”
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