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More research is needed to improve implementation of ART programmes in resource-poor settings: ( M. Egger;A. Boulle;M. Schechter;P. Miotti / International Journal of Epidemiology , 2005); This editorial from the International Journal of Epidemiology questions the effect in equity of scaling up antiretroviral therapy (ART) in resource poor settings. In Africa, Asia, and Latin America, w...
One of the world's most successful AIDS programmes faces new problems: ( The Economist , 2008); This article from the Economist describes how the Brazilian government has sought to control the HIV epidemic spreading across the country. The report details how over the past 20 years the epidemi...
Adult women most likely to benefit from ARV treatment: ( A.S. Muula;E. Kataika / EQUINET: Network for Equity in Health in Southern Africa , 2008); Malawi, like the rest of southern Africa, has a high adult HIV prevalence (estimated at about 12% in 2004) yet the country’s health sector is struggling, largely due to limited investment. This ...
New models of HIV care are needed for rural areas of Haiti to enable efficient scaling up of ART: ( Serena P Koenig;Cynthia Riviere;Paul Leger / Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation , 2008); As donors look to scale up HIV prevention programmes, accurate cost effectiveness information for these individual interventions is essential to prevent unnecessary spending. This research paper by Ko...
Despite progress, statistics on child mortality, HIV prevalence rates and rape cases are worrisome and indicate that much more needs to be done.: ( United Nations [UN] Children's Fund , 2006); This document provides an overview of the burden and impact of HIV and AIDS in South African children and reviews the progress made in preventing HIV and mitigating its impacts on children and affecte...