Missing the Target #5: Improving AIDS Drug Access ... - CD8 T cells

ZIMBABWENational government• Address macro-economic fundamentals as a point of departure in solvingmost of the social and political challenges that ultimately affect healthdelivery and subsequently treatment access.• Through ZINWA, urgently address the water situation, including ensuringavailability and quality.• Improve relations with other countries, multilateral agencies, andinternational donors to ensure increased funding and support.• Provide a friendlier policy environment and work with civil society andother partners, rather than isolate and treat them with suspicion.International community• Support Zimbabwe to fight HIV from a humanitarian perspective.• Improve relations with the government of ZimbabweAll stakeholders• Conduct a massive joint campaign to deter people from buying ARVs fromunregistered selling points and encourage them to purchase their drugsonly from registered pharmacies, clinics, and hospitals.• Conduct treatment literacy so that patients do not turn to unprovenremedies.• Train communities and service providers who live and work with HIVpositiveadolescents on counseling and communication skills.• Increase access to testing and care for adolescents, including dedicatedfacilities that address their unique challenges within HIV services.• Develop sustainable joint initiatives to train and retain healthprofessionals.13 Speech by Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) govenor, Dr. Gideon Gono at the Harare CentralHospital School of Nursing and Midwifery graduation ceremony, 27 October 2006.27