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High food prices: HIV positive people abandon drugs due to food insecurity
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), when people living with HIV are on ARVs, one of the guidelines they are given is to take their medication every day for the rest of their lives.
One of the PLWHS, Margret Najjingo (extreme right) receiving a bag of rice from Kampala state minister, Kyofatogabye (on the left).
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision
Due to the escalating food prices, food insecurity emerged as a key barrier to anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs) adherence among people living with HIV, and a contributor to ARV treatment interruptions,