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??Treatment Map: Lesotho Updated: Sept 2004??

Population: 1.8 million
HIV Prevalence Rate (%) 2003 End: 28.9
No. Of People living with HIV/AIDS: 630,000
No. Of People in need of ART: 56,000
No. Of People Currently On ART (Sep 04): 2,000
No. Of People on ART Public Sector:

No. Of People on ART in Non Govt Programmes
1,400
600 (343 BMS)
No. Of People Exptd to be on ART (2005 End): 28,000
Front Line Drug Regimen: Lamivudine+Zidovudine+Levirapine or Efavirenz
Stavudine+Lamivudine+Nevirapine
Treatment Sites: 7
Global Fund 2 Year Approved Funding
(Round 2: Approved 10-Oct-03):
Total Funds Disbursed By The Global Fund:
$10,557,000.00
$1,271,000.00
Total Funds Disbursed By The World Bank
Multi-Country HIV/AIDS Programme (MAP):
Nil
Total Funds Disbursed By PEPFAR: Nil

Source: Lesotho AIDS Programme Coordinating Authority (LAPCA)
Ministry of Health, WHO, UNAIDS, BMS (Bristol-Myers Squibb)

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