Game changers: Why did the scale-Up of HIV treatment work despite weak health systems?

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 57, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages

  De Cock, Kevin M ^a   El Sadr, Wafaa M ^b,c   Ghebreyesus, Tedros A ^d  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^d FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

AIDS; health systems; HIV; innovations; scale up

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; NEVIRAPINE; STAVUDINE;

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALE UP; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ANTI-HIV AGENTS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 79960007583     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3182217f00     Document Type: Article

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