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Scaling Up Treatment for the Global AIDS Pandemic: Challenges and Opportunities
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Curran, James Debas, Haile T. Arya, Monisha Kelley, Patrick Knobler, Stacey L. Pray, Leslie A. |
| Copyright Year | 2005 |
| Abstract | 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: * Immediately introduce and scale up ART programs in resource-poor settings. * Devise strategies to ensure high levels of patient adherence to complicated treatment regimens. * Rapidly address human-resource shortages to avoid the failure of program implementation. * Continuously monitor and evaluate the programs to form the most effective guidelines and treatment regimens for each population. * Prepare to sustain ART for decades. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.17226/11043 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://mwkeel.co.uk/scaling/up/scaling_up_treatment_for_the_global_aids_pandemic.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.17226/11043 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
