Government has allocated $931 million for the switching out of some of the older antiretroviral (ARV) medications used to treat persons living with HIV/AIDS, according to Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony.
Anthony recently relayed the information during the consideration of the 2022 estimates by the Parliamentary Committee of Supply.
He told the Committee that the government is switching out some of the ARVs and replacing them with newer and more effective drugs. Additionally, it is changing the algorithm for the dispensing of those drugs. The entire upgrade is said to be more costly hence the increase in the allocation for the National AIDS Programme Secretariat (NAPS).