ghana: Anti-Retroviral Drugs Expected for Aids Victims in May

The Atua Government Hospital has been selected as one of the health institutions to administer anti-retroviral drugs to full-blown AIDS patients as from May this year. The drugs are expected to boost the health of AIDS patients to ensure prolonged lifespan. The hospital is the only one selected for the pilot project on the administration of Nevirapine, the drug for the prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV/AIDS positive women during labour as well as the newly-born baby.