Septrin is effective spread the news
Dec 08, 2005
SEPTRIUN is a wonder drug which, when taken daily, gives tremendous relief to and prolongs the life of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). It prevents common HIV-related illnesses of the chest, diarrhoea, middle ear infection, urinary tract infection, gonorrhoea and malaria. It also reduces the ris
SEPTRIUN is a wonder drug which, when taken daily, gives tremendous relief to and prolongs the life of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). It prevents common HIV-related illnesses of the chest, diarrhoea, middle ear infection, urinary tract infection, gonorrhoea and malaria. It also reduces the risk of pneumonia and is thought to be responsible for the now less common Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP), an opportunistic infection that used to be the leading cause of death for PLWHA.
The drug is readily available and affordable. A 960mg septrin tablet costs sh100 in many drug shops, costing sh3,000 per month.
The cheapest you can get generic ARVs is sh28,000 per month. But if they are brand names, the cost increases to sh110,000 and if it is a syrup for children, you need about sh150,000 a month. This is very expensive for many poor Ugandans.
The Ministry of Health has made it a policy to treat all PLWHA with septrin for prevention and protective purposes.
Health administrators should therefore teach people about septrin and make sure this drug is easily available in all areas.
Political, religious and social leaders can help to propagate this information using local radios, political platforms, religious fora and village councils.
The Ministry of Health should organise continuous refresher courses to all health workers in the field of HIV/AIDS management. This is a heavily researched area and new information keeps coming up especially about cheaper means of managing the disease.
For people who cannot afford and don’t have access to free ARVs, septrin remains a solution until they are able to access free ARVs. However, septrin should not be used as an alternative to ARVs whenever one can afford.
The drug is readily available and affordable. A 960mg septrin tablet costs sh100 in many drug shops, costing sh3,000 per month.
The cheapest you can get generic ARVs is sh28,000 per month. But if they are brand names, the cost increases to sh110,000 and if it is a syrup for children, you need about sh150,000 a month. This is very expensive for many poor Ugandans.
The Ministry of Health has made it a policy to treat all PLWHA with septrin for prevention and protective purposes.
Health administrators should therefore teach people about septrin and make sure this drug is easily available in all areas.
Political, religious and social leaders can help to propagate this information using local radios, political platforms, religious fora and village councils.
The Ministry of Health should organise continuous refresher courses to all health workers in the field of HIV/AIDS management. This is a heavily researched area and new information keeps coming up especially about cheaper means of managing the disease.
For people who cannot afford and don’t have access to free ARVs, septrin remains a solution until they are able to access free ARVs. However, septrin should not be used as an alternative to ARVs whenever one can afford.