Antiretroviral Drug Shortage In Zimbabwe

... Zimbabwe is facing a shortage of antiretroviral drugs because of an economic crisis, which has caused shortages of food, fuel, water, power, and foreign currency, as well as an inflation rate of about 1,000%, Reuters reports. Charles Mwaramba, the acting director of Zimbabwe's National Pharmaceutical Company, said his firm does not have enough funds to buy antiretroviral drugs for HIV-positive people, adding, "There are 20,000 people on the [antiretroviral drug] national program, and we have less than a month's supply of the vital drugs, and that is not encouraging... click link for more info. ...