Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Getting Global: A Focus on China

Huebei Province, China
The Rise in HIV/Aids cases among Chinese Citizens dramatically decreased from 49% to 8% following an influx of standardized Rapid Antiretroviral Therapy.
Antiretroviral drugs are broadly classified by the phase of the retrovirus life-cycle that the drug inhibits. This sort of success in China can be repeated if patients are given access to proper medical care. In order to do so, one must look at the types of clinical research being done in China and the ways that clinical research can improve despite difficulties with cost, patient retention and properly equipped staff:

Sources:
Wikipedia,
Health Affairs.
Clinical Trials in China

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