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Namibia: expanded antiretroviral treatment shows benefits

An HIV-positive woman in a hospital is visited by Dr Kevin De Cock of WHO.
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Francina's medical complications are evidence that "ART is simple, but isn't always that simple," according to Dr De Cock, who is shown here at her hospital bedside. WHO and partners are developing Namibia's first national HIV drug resistance assessment and Katutura hospital is a pilot site for the study.

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