DRC: HIV effort needs government, donor commitment to succeed

DRC: HIV effort needs government, donor commitment to succeed:

KINSHASA, 4 May 2012 (IRIN) - Many national hospitals in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are not accepting new HIV-positive patients for antiretroviral (ARV) treatment. The only way to get onto a treatment list is to wait until a space opens up due to a death or drop-out, or seek the limited treatment options available outside the government's programmes, but few people can afford the drugs.