Treatment Programme ITHACA of the Treatment Centre for Addicted People.

Good health care for people with HIV or AIDS treatment can only be given at government designated HIV treatment centres, in order to guarantee quality.

Scaling up HIV treatment

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C) Treatment for Drug Addicted women

In addition to drug treatment, drug abusing inmates require specific pre release psychological and vocational programmes.

(a) Treatment home for young drug users.

Civil commitment was found quot useful for bringing addicts into treatment, but it is not treatment and cannot take the place of treatment quot .

UNDCP was also engaged in demand reduction activities aimed at improving and strengthening the research and treatment capacity of the Yangon Drug Treatment and Research Unit, so that it could become the resource centre for treatment of drug abusers and the focal point for regional cooperation among drug treatment institutions in the country.

19. Several Governments have reported treatment consisting mainly of detoxification care in emergency or mental health departments of hospitals.

In addition to medicated detoxification, traditional medicine models and acupuncture treatment is available in some countries.

It was mentioned that drug abusers who were HIV positive needed to have access to antiretroviral treatment.

In 2003, only 2 per cent of HIV positive women identified through prevention programmes received antiretroviral treatment.

If treatment adherence is poor, resistant HIV strains can emerge and lead to treatment failure.

A higher proportion of addicts had remained in treatment under that trial than was the case for many other forms of treatment.

Some cases were reported of people hospitalized because of lead exposure who had to pay for their own medical expenses.

Centres for family support Co operation of the Centre for the Treatment of Addicted People with the families of the people under treatment.

Treatment for illicit drug users is varied, ranging from methadone maintenance (or long term detoxification), detoxification, therapeutic communities, drug free counselling and Ayurvedic medicine to acupuncture.

Ensure women's access to medical care and HIV testing and treatment through the provision of mobile health centres, reduced or waived fees and affordable ARV, childcare at health care centres, among others.

The Government had set up rehabilitation and treatment centres for drug addicts.

HIV positive pregnant women must get PMTCT services in order to have HIV negative babies.

,L. Gunne and L. Grönbladh, quot The Swedish methadone maintenance program a controlled study quot , Drug and Alcohol Dependence, vol. 7, 1981, pp. 249 256.

Feminized poverty also poses a barrier to treatment given the high cost of antiretrovirals (ARV).

Every Israeli citizen who is HIV positive is entitled to virtually free of charge treatment in any one of the seven regional AIDS centers.

Adherence, treatment success and antiretroviral drug resistance

Specialist guidance and therapy for families with the problem of drinking or taking drugs (AIDS)

Thematic debate on drug abuse prevention, treatment and rehabilitation

18. Specific programmes may include drug detoxification or maintenance programmes, counselling, group therapy and occupational therapy.

So, what we've got some people say, Oh, it doesn't matter very much because, actually, treatment is effective prevention because it lowers your viral load and therefore makes it more difficult to transmit HIV.

In June 2002, negotiations were finalized to reduce the prices of first line antiretroviral therapy, which is most commonly used for persons living with HIV.

G) Sexually Transmitted Diseases AIDS. Treatment of infectious diseases in drug addicted people.

In Brazil, for example, all AIDS patients have been guaranteed access to antiretroviral therapy.

There were fewer drug related and psychiatric patients than in 1999, which meant that a greater share of patients were treated in general daytime in patient facilities, hospitals and out patient treatment institutions.

The activities of specialised (drug related and psychiatric) daytime inpatient treatment facilities receded in 2000.

It was created to attract and integrate addicted women, especially of younger age, to a treatment programme against drug addiction.

We need to expand antiretroviral treatment as much as we can.

In addition to medicated detoxification treatment, traditional medicine models exist in some countries.

Other examples are documented failure in short term detoxification and drug free treatment options and failure to comply with abstinence requirements (d) Administrative and control criteria.

Percentage of HIV AIDS patients receiving antiretroviral medication

HIV mutates frequently during replication in human cells, and some mutations reduce the effectiveness of HIV drugs.

For instance, we're setting up clinics in Africa where we're going to be giving free antiretroviral drugs, free TB treatment and free malaria treatment.

It is also aimed at expanding facilities for the treatment of drug abusers and raising public awareness of the dangers posed by drug abuse.

Treatment, rehabilitation and social reintegration of former drug abusers have received even less attention.

All oblast and city AIDS centres have antiretroviral preparations for the prophylactic treatment of HIV infected pregnant women and their children.

Further, drug abusing inmates need health treatment and rehabilitation provided by specialized personnel.