Shortage of pharmacists in Africa for HIV/AIDS treatment

摘要

A year-long FIP survey of health professionals in Africa for the International Pharmaceutical Federation has revealed a critical shortage of pharmacists in most African countries with a high burden of HIV/AIDS.In Central,Eastern and Southern Africa,where the rate of infection varies between 10 and 39 per cent,the ratio of pharmacist to HIV patients needing antiretroviral treatment ranges from 625 to 3,600 patients per pharmacist.