HIV and AIDS recommended readings
Treating 3 million by 2005: making it happen, the WHO strategy
What are the guiding principles of WHO’s 3 by 5 initiative?
Authors:
; WHO; UNAIDS
Publisher:
World Health Organization , 2003
In 2001, partners within the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and other organisations along with scientists at the World Health Organization (WHO) calculated that, under optimal conditions, 3 million people living in developing countries could be provided with antiretroviral therapy and access to medical services by the end of 2005. In response, WHO and its partners launched the “Treat 3 Million by 2005” (3 by 5) Initiative.
This strategy paper, produced by WHO, aims to set out how life-long antiretroviral treatment can be provided to 3 million people living with HIV/AIDS in poor countries by the end of 2005. It describes the goal, target and guiding principles of the initiative, and examines the five pillars of the strategic framework guiding WHO’s action. Finally, it shows how WHO is changing its structures and work patterns to push towards 3 by 5 and how WHO will work with partners to expand access to antiretroviral therapy through 2005 and beyond. [adapted from author]
