BMJ  2004;329 (13 November), doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7475.0-a

New IT system supports HIV/AIDS treatment in Haiti

Lack of good information systems are a barrier to rolling out HIV/AIDS treatment in developing countries. In Haiti, the poorest country in the western hemisphere, 6% of adults are infected with HIV, and two non-governmental organisations have set up a web based electronic medical record system. Fraser and colleagues (p 1142) elaborate on how it is being used to track clinical outcomes, laboratory test results, and drug supplies.

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