A crisis for those with HIV/AIDS in Papua New Guinea appears to have been eased with the arrival of a shipment of much-needed anti-retroviral drugs.
For more than a month, the country has been critically short of anti-retroviral, or ART, drugs, which are used to manage HIV infections and prevent the growth of the virus in those infected.
The shortage is understood to have stemmed from years of budget cuts by the government, and for more than a month, clinics have had to eat into their emergency supplies - but these, too, were running out.
But a spokesperson for an HIV sufferers support group, Lesley Bola, told Jamie Tahana pressure seems to have brought some good news.
Oil Search-sponsored HIV AIDS awareness message in Papua New Guinea's Highlands. Photo: RNZI / Johnny Blades
