Health Minister Lawrence Springborg. Nicholas Falconer
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More access to HIV treatment
A QUEENSLAND campaign to open access to treatment for all HIV-positive patients has produced changes nation-wide.
Health Minister Lawrence Springborg said for the first time, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee had approved anti-retroviral treatment for all HIV- positive patients.
The Minister said from April, anti-retroviral treatment prescription would be available to any HIV- positive patient irrespective of their CD4 count.
