BURUNDI: Food "an enormous problem" for people living with HIV

BUJUMBURA Tuesday, November 11, 2008 (IRIN) - When Diane Ndayizeye* was diagnosed with HIV three years ago, she was relieved to discover she could get her life-prolonging antiretroviral medication free of charge at a local hospital. What she did not realise was that the drugs would increase her appetite, a real problem when you rely on food aid. Already weak and unable to work or farm, Ndayizeye has often contemplated stopping the ARVs to suppress the huge appetite the medication gives her. "I...