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The German drug manufacturer Boehringer-Ingelheim this week offered Lesotho a free five year supply of the antiretroviral drug nevirapine, which prevents the mother-to-child transmission of the HI-virus.
"This announcement is a result of the 2000 negotiations between Lesotho and Boehringer-Ingelheim," the World Health Organisation family health coordinator, Theresa Kitleli told the UN news service Plusnews.
Kitleli said the roll-out of nevirapine from eight of the country's hospitals would begin once the necessary training has been implemented.
"While this is a significant move to combat the pandemic, more international assistance is needed provide antiretroviral drugs to all people living with HIV/AIDS Lesotho," Kitleli said.
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