Question
How much do ARVs cost privately in South Africa?
1 May 2012. Related: Access to treatment, All topics, Southern Africa.
Answer
Hi
Drug pricing for HIV meds is complex. It varies depending whether a country is rich or poor because global agreements and treatment programmes recognise that richer countries are able to pay more for basic medicine.
It also related to how serious a health problem in terms of numbers of people who are HIV positive in that country. So although South Africa is a rich country, because HIV affects such a large percentage of the population, it can use generic HIV meds, which are also substantially cheaper.
The cost for ARVs in private are on this web page from the Treatment Action Campaign.
Hello Disco and thanks for getting in touch.
We are based in the UK, so I don’t have much information about South Africa.
Please contact the Treatment Action Campaign ( TAC ) who can help and guide you:
https://www.tac.org.za
Here are some updates about the situation with PEPFAR and USAID including information about contacting local groups for support:
https://i-base.info/pepfar/
Hi I am from malawi but now I am based in south Africa. Is it possible to buy ARVs from the pharmacy, help me please?
Hello Janet and thanks for getting in touch.
Unfortunately we are based in the UK and don’t know the local conditions in South Africa.
Try contacting the local hospitals and charity organisations working in HIV.
They will know better how to get medication and from where.
Please may I can get ARVS in South Africa. I am from Botswana. Is it possible to purchase in pharmacies. Thanks
Hello Mbalenhle and thanks for getting in touch.
We are based in the UK and don’t have knowledge of treatment access in all countries.
Please contact one of the HIV clinic or local NGOs for guidance.
I wanna know how I can get ARVs if I’m Zimbabwean based at Southerfrica