By Jurina Nkwazi
12 July 2010
Malawi’s government is concerned about the high costs of implementing a new HIV/AIDS treatment regime according to latest world standards.
Non-government organisations are concerned that the high cost of the new medication will mean government will no longer be able to provide free treatment to people as before.
The Malawi Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS advocacy officer George Kampango told IPS that the new drugs, which cost three times as much as the current regime used, will be too expensive for government to manage providing free treatment to the poor and children.
According to media reports 65 percent out of Malawi's 13.1 million total population lives below the poverty line of less than one dollar per day. The country is also home to about 560,000 AIDS orphans, most of whom are also HIV-positive, according to 2007 government statistics.
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