Posted on 7 December, 2011
Wracked by violence earlier in 2011, the western Ivory Coast town of Duekoué is struggling to return to normal. In this key cocoa-producing area, post-election violence was intensified by inter-communal tensions and land rivalries. Since January, thousands of people have sought refuge in displaced persons camps and a Catholic mission has provided shelter for up to 32,000 people. Now the Ivorian government has ordered the camps to close. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is working in Duekoué.
Not only is [treatment] the right thing to do, it’s also the smart thing to do.
Sharonann Lynch, MSF HIV policy adviser, in Nature on the importance of continuing funding HIV/AIDS research and treatment