Mukula Pleads for HIV Patients
By Peter Nyanzi, ,The Monitor (Kampala), July 1, 2005
Good nutrition is key to the treatment of people living with HIV/Aids, the State Minister for Health, Mr Mike Mukula, has said.
"The role of nutrition in the care and treatment of people living with Aids cannot be underestimated. There is therefore need for integration of nutrition into the national HIV/Aids responses," Mukula said.
He was opening an international workshop on the integration of nutrition into HIV/Aids care and Antiretroviral treatment (ARVs) at Kabira Country Club on Monday.
The Programme Manager of the Aids Control Programme, Dr Elizabeth Madraa, said the government had submitted proposals to the Global Fund for funds to support the integration of nutrition in the Aids control programmes in the country.
Findings
She said research had shown that good nutrition could delay the onset of full blown Aids and adherence to ART.
The participants from 13 countries of East, Central and Southern Africa were devising modalities for integrating nutrition into national ART policies. Officials from NGOs, international organisations and the private sector attended the workshop.
World Health Organisation (WHO) Country Representative, Dr Rosamund Lewis, said, "I urge you to integrate nutrition in your response to the challenges of the HIV/Aids pandemic."
Source: The Monitor
Good nutrition is key to the treatment of people living with HIV/Aids, the State Minister for Health, Mr Mike Mukula, has said.
"The role of nutrition in the care and treatment of people living with Aids cannot be underestimated. There is therefore need for integration of nutrition into the national HIV/Aids responses," Mukula said.
He was opening an international workshop on the integration of nutrition into HIV/Aids care and Antiretroviral treatment (ARVs) at Kabira Country Club on Monday.
The Programme Manager of the Aids Control Programme, Dr Elizabeth Madraa, said the government had submitted proposals to the Global Fund for funds to support the integration of nutrition in the Aids control programmes in the country.
Findings
She said research had shown that good nutrition could delay the onset of full blown Aids and adherence to ART.
The participants from 13 countries of East, Central and Southern Africa were devising modalities for integrating nutrition into national ART policies. Officials from NGOs, international organisations and the private sector attended the workshop.
World Health Organisation (WHO) Country Representative, Dr Rosamund Lewis, said, "I urge you to integrate nutrition in your response to the challenges of the HIV/Aids pandemic."
Source: The Monitor
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