The new therapies have done wonders for many of the people who have access to them, but one continually amazing thing about them is how many pills are involved. Unfortunately, they sometimes go to waste. People with HIV, or their surviving mates or families, often have medications that aren't needed anymore.
Regimens change, doses get adjusted, or people die.
Their unused medicines just sit there or get thrown away. AID for AIDS is an organization which seeks to remedy that waste by receiving donated meds and redistributing them to countries where they are unavailable. Their work, currently focused in Latin America, provides hope for individuals who otherwise would have no access to the standard therapies. Austin Chronicle Corp. All rights reserved.