Public Health Approach to Antiretroviral Treatment: Overcoming Constraints


 
Language:

English

Authors:

Grubb I, Perriëns J, Schwartlënder B

Publisher:

World Health Organization

Series/Journal Title:

Perspectives and Practice in Antiretroviral Treatment

Pages:

16

Description:

Triple-drug combination antiretroviral (ARV) therapy has yielded remarkable results in affluent countries and some middle-income countries such as Brazil. Lessons can be learned from these examples, but this publication reviews the experiences of ARV programmes already underway in countries with very severe HIV epidemics but severely constrained resources, as in most of Africa and part of the Caribbean. The publication aims to show how some of the key policy issues for scaling up HIV/AIDS treatment have been dealt with and to identify common elements that should be considered by everyone seeking to provide HIV/AIDS care on a significant scale. It includes a discussion of making the optimal use of limited human resources. [adapted from author]

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