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SCALING UP TREATMENT FOR THE GLOBAL AIDS PANDEMIC
CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES |
| By: |
Committee on Examining the Probable Consequences of Alternative Patterns , Board on Global Health, Institute of Medicine |
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Paperback |
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| ISBN 10: |
0309092647 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780309092647 |
| Publisher: |
NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
24 November, 2004 |
| Pages: |
344 |
| Description: |
The Institute of Medicine committee was asked to conduct a review and assessment of rapid scale-up ART 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 treatment regimens; and more. |
| Synopsis: |
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. |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
National Academies Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |