DREAM, or the Drug Resource Enhancement against AIDS and Malnutrition, is a program in and for Africans conceptualized by the Community of Sant’Egidio, as a response to help and empower those suffering the disease.

“DREAM is first and foremost a different approach to Africa. It is an injection of faith and hope, and, we could say, a contagion of faith and hope,” says the group, on this website.

“DREAM was conceived to achieve excellence, excellence in treatment and diagnostics, in administration and computerization. DREAM demands western standards for Africa too, routinely using viral load assessment, and giving Highly Active Anti-Retroviral Therapy (HAART), the current golden standard in the treatment of HIV infection, to all patients who need it.”