Brazil HIV efforts praised

The work of health authorities within Brazil has been praised by a new study from Brown University and the Harvard School of Public Health.

Researchers have claimed that the efforts within Brazil to combat the disease prove that developing countries can do so successfully.

By bargaining with pharmaceutical companies, Brazil has also been able to save money and significantly alter HIV policy around the world as a consequence.

Also, lower-cost alternatives of generic medicines have also been created as a result of Brazil's health policies, the study suggested.

Lead author Amy Nunn, assistant professor of medicine at Brown University, wrote in the journal Health Affairs: "Brazil has proved it is possible to treat people with Aids in developing countries.

"Before Brazil's efforts, as recently as the year 2000, most people living with HIV/Aids in developing countries died without receiving treatment."

The study has predicted that the cost of treating HIV sufferers is set to continue to increase in the future.

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