Scaling Up Treatment for the Global AIDS Pandemic: Challenges and Opportunities Contributor(s): Institute of Medicine (Author), Board on Global Health (Author), Committee on Examining the Probable Cons (Author) |
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ISBN: 0309092647 ISBN-13: 9780309092647 Publisher: National Academies Press OUR PRICE: $63.65 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2004 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Medical | Aids & Hiv - Medical | Diseases - Medical | Public Health |
Dewey: 362.196 |
LCCN: 2004023710 |
Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6.5" W x 8.93" (1.21 lbs) 325 pages |
Themes: - Topical - AIDS |
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Publisher Description: An estimated forty million people carry the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and five million more become newly infected annually. In recent years, many HIV-infected patients in wealthy nations have enjoyed significantly longer, good-quality lives as a result of antiretroviral therapy (ART). However, most infected individuals live in the poorest regions of the world, where ART is virtually nonexistent. The consequent death toll in these regions?especially sub-Saharan Africa?is begetting economic and social collapse. To inform the multiple efforts underway to deploy antiretroviral drugs in resource-poor settings, the Institute of Medicine committee was asked to conduct an independent review and assessment of rapid scale-up ART programs. It was also asked to identify the components of effective implementation programs. At the heart of the committee's report lie five imperatives:
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