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> like Uganda, where the per-capita annual health budget is $0.05 Ugandan here, didn't know this! Or hadn't calculated. But the public health system is really
by dokalanyi 7y ago
> like Uganda, where the per-capita annual health budget is $0.05
Ugandan here, didn't know this! Or hadn't calculated. But the public health system is really terrible. It's unbelievable. However, ARVs are quite available, I know people that have no trouble getting them for free.
- Fomite 7y agoThey are, which is good. It's more a concern that the widespread availability of ARVs is somewhat dependent on the developed world still being terrified of HIV and thus heavily subsidizing treatment. Like a vaccine-preventable disease near elimination, I worry a lot about people taking their foot off the gas. And last I talked to HIV control folks in Uganda (several years ago, admittedly) there was a lot of concern about survivability meaning a dramatic increase in the prevalence of HIV, and thus the demand for ARVs.