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The types of tests used to monitor health can be expensive. Alternative ways of assessing patient health and making decisions about treatment and care are an important aspect of health care in resource-limited settings. This can include taking a detailed patient history and performing a physical examination.

Treatment outcomes & life expectancy

Second-line treatment failure most often due to poor adherence in low and middle-income countries

News
24 February 2012
Finance & funding

SWAZILAND: No money, no CD4 tests

Editor's pick
IRIN Plus News
23 January 2012
Health monitoring in resource-limited settings

Uganda - Boost for people living with HIV in western Ugandan district

Editor's pick
Key Correspondents
20 January 2012
TB diagnosis

Strengthening labs and introducing new tools for increased case detection and earlier diagnosis of TB

News
20 January 2012
Types of HIV tests

Rapid ‘combination’ test fails to detect many cases of acute HIV infection

News
6 January 2012
Health monitoring in resource-limited settings

Alere Pima CD4 test receives prequalification from the World Health Organization

Editor's pick
The Medical News
15 December 2011
Health monitoring in resource-limited settings

Canadian team's portable device could ease HIV/AIDS monitoring

Editor's pick
Vancouver Sun
12 December 2011
Health monitoring in resource-limited settings

Treatment switches after CD4 count decline reduce risk of death by 75% in Zambia, Malawi

News
9 December 2011
Health monitoring in resource-limited settings

Diagnostics: Crucial role hampered by high cost and poor access

Editor's pick
Financial Times
1 December 2011
Starting treatment

Point-of-care CD4 test improves retention and treatment initiation in Mozambique

News
28 September 2011
Health monitoring in resource-limited settings

Rapid CD4 Testing Sharply Cuts HIV Patient Dropout Rate

Editor's pick
PBS Newshour
28 September 2011
TB diagnosis

Towards Lab-Free Tuberculosis Diagnosis

Editor's pick
MSF
23 August 2011
Health monitoring in resource-limited settings

Rapid, cheap HIV test finds success as first of its kind tested in the field

Editor's pick
Washington Post
3 August 2011
Health monitoring in resource-limited settings

How best to deploy point-of-care CD4 cell testing in resource-limited settings?

News
19 July 2011
Health monitoring in resource-limited settings

Viral load monitoring of ART patients linked to lower death rate on treatment in southern Africa

News
14 July 2011
Improving HIV care

South Africa is moving towards an AIDS-free generation, and improving survival in children living with HIV

News
22 June 2011
Health monitoring in resource-limited settings

Tanzania: Crisis as HIV testing services halted

Editor's pick
IPP Media
17 June 2011
Health monitoring in resource-limited settings

UNITAID Landmark Report on HIV Diagnostics Hails a New Decade of Innovation and Access for Developing World

Editor's pick
UNITAID
1 June 2011
Health monitoring in resource-limited settings

Zimbabwe: Aids Council Donates to Army

Editor's pick
AllAfrica
25 May 2011
Improving HIV care

South Africa: HIV/Aids Patients Urged to Visit Clinics Early

Editor's pick
AllAfrica
23 May 2011
Health monitoring in resource-limited settings

Leading global health groups call on US to accelerate research

Editor's pick
Eurekalert HIV
3 May 2011
Neurological & cognitive problems

UCSF Researchers Develop Simple Tools to Detect Neurological HIV Complications

Editor's pick
UCSF
15 April 2011
Neurological & cognitive problems

UCSF Researchers Develop Simple Tools to Detect Neurological HIV Complications

Editor's pick
15 April 2011
Viral load

Treatment monitoring: no clear benefit to adding viral load to CD4 or clinical symptoms in Thailand and Africa

News
1 March 2011