JOHANNESBURG - For many families, managing daily HIV treatment for children can be overwhelming.
From crushing pills to carefully managing doses as kids grow, even the smallest mistake can have serious consequences.
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But Wits University's Advanced Drug Delivery Programme has found a way to make treatment as easy as putting on a plaster, changing the way many treat HIV, especially for children in rural communities.
PhD student, Hannah Wellington, is in the process of developing a new tiny micro-needle patch that delivers life-saving medication painlessly and accurately.
Wellington says they are still on the research stages and that it will take a while before it reaches the market.
- Hannah Wellington joins eNCA to discuss how it works and what it could mean for the future of HIV treatment.