2023-05-08 08:00:03
Thanks to antiretrovirals (ARVs), millions of deaths have been avoided, people can now live with HIV without fear of transmitting the disease, and the life expectancy of people living with HIV is close to that of the general population. . Today, in Cameroon, almost a quarter of people living with HIV are over 50 years old. But with age come new pathologies: hypertension, diabetes, cancer of the cervix, to which HIV-positive patients are more vulnerable than others.
They must therefore be given access to screening, treatment, a balanced diet and sporting activity. And this is where things get seriously complicated due to a lack of adequate resources and infrastructure, and today the situation is alarming: due to a lack of access to basic treatments, HIV survivors are dying of known and simple to treat chronic diseases. take charge.
A report fromIgor Strauss.
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