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The World Health Organisation (WHO) launched the first in a series of training workshops on anti-AIDS drug treatment this week in South Africa's capital, Pretoria.
As more treatment programmes are rolled out in developing countries, there is a pressing urgency to track the benefits as well as the side effects of the drugs, the UN health agency said.
WHO spokeswoman Daniela Bagozzi told the UN news service, PlusNews: "Adverse reactions to antiretrovirals can be tied to factors such as strength and properties, interaction between different medicines, or nutrition. The workshops will highlight the risks and benefits of this treatment, especially in relation to irrational use, which could lead to drug resistance."
Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania and Zambia are among the countries participating in the first workshop.
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