Guidelines for Management of Opportunistic Infections and Anti Retroviral Treatment in Adolescents and Adults in Ethiopia (PDF, 3.69 MB)


by Federal Ministry of Health


National Treatment Guideline, Ethiopia



Ethiopia's national HIV treatment guidelines document was published in 2008. This document presents a national approach that integrates the principles of ART for adults, adolescents and pregnant women. Treatment criteria for adults include CD4 counts below 200 or WHO-defined clinical stage 3 or 4 of the disease. The first line regimens ART for adults, adolescents and children are based on the combination of three of these drugs: AZT or d4T, 3TC, EFV or NVP. These guidelines also recommend a second treatment based on LPV/r, ddI and ABC option should first line treatment fail. An extensive management of opportunistic infections,  post-exposure prophylaxis, co-infection with TB and viral hepatitis are also included in this document.