HIV Treatment Guidelines Ethiopia

Acknowledgements The Federal HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Office (FHAPCO) is grateful to the following individuals and institutions for their inputs in revising and developing these guidelines. Dr. Yibeltal Assefa Dr. Altaye Habtegiorgis Dr. Sisaye Sirgu Dr. Hamza Adus Dr. Yigeremu Abebe Dr. Zenebe Melaku Dr. Jilalu Asmera Dr. Berhanu Tekle Dr. Endalk Gebrie Dr. Solomon Ahmed Dr. Beniam Feleke Professor Sileshi Lulseged Dr. Yoseph Mamo Dr. Teklu Belay Dr. Mulugeta Workalemahu Mrs. Pamela Scott

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HAPCO also wishes to acknowledge the contributions of Regional Health Bureaus and Regional HAPCOs in the development of this guideline. The printing of the Guidelines has been funded by the U.S. Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The Federal HAPCO is grateful for the support.

HIV Treatment Guidelines Ethiopia

Published on May 15, 2009

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Ethiopia's national HIV treatment guidelines were published in 2008. This document presents a national approach that integrates the principles of ART for adults, adolescents, pregnant women and children. Treatment criteria for adults include CD4 counts below 200 or WHO-defined clinical stage 3 or 4 of the disease. Treatment criteria for infants and children include WHO pediatric clinical stage 3 or 4 disease and age-related CD4 percentages. The first line regimens ART for adults, adolescents and children are based on the combination of three of these drugs: AZT or d4T, 3TC, EFV or NVP. These guidelines also recommend a second treatment based on LPV/r, ddI and ABC option should the first line treatment fail. An extensive management of opportunistic infections, post-exposure prophylaxis, co-infection with TB and viral hepatitis are also included in this document.

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