PRACTICE POINTS: Provisional WHO/UNAIDS Secretariat Recommendations on the Use of Cotrimoxazole Prophylaxis in Adults and Children Living with HIV/AIDS in Africa

prophylactic treatment with, cotrlmoxazole can potentially enhance essendal HIV care programmes in Africa by preventingseveral secondary bacterial and parasitic Infections in people living with HIV/AIDS(PLHA). This Intervention l:1as been discussed at a UNAIDS/WHOconsultation held In Harare, Zimbabwe on 29-31 MarCh 2000.

In view of the urgent need to preserve the health and. well-being of HIV-infected individuals in Africa, where the HIV epidemic has Its largest Impact, WHO and the UNAIDS secretariat endorse the following as
provisional recommendations: