For better care of HIV patients now throughout the world patient is provided Anti Retro Virus therapy as soon as HIV is diagnosed irrespective of Viral load and CD4 count, previously ART or ARV or HAART treatment was provided to the patient after doing CD4 count. Initially, ARV was being provided free of cost in Government set up through ART center established in many District hospitals and medical colleges and in private by HIV Doctors writing medicines.
Patients are asked to come everymonth to ART center with an empty box of these ARV medicines and for next month usually, 03 drugs provided either separately or in a combined pill box so that there are a better compliance and control of Disease.gradually CD4 count considered was below 350 and recently changed to below 500.But now WHO states that provide ARV as soon as HIV is diagnosed, our country has also adopted it for few patients in…
