HIV/AIDS, chronic diseases and globalisation

Journal Article

2011

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http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14874
 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1744-8603-7-31
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Authors
Colvin, Christopher J
Journal Title

Globalization and Health

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http://www.globalizationandhealth.com/
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Publisher

BioMed Central Ltd

Publisher

University of Cape Town

Department
Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine
Faculty
Faculty of Health Sciences
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0

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Abstract
HIV/AIDS has always been one of the most thoroughly global of diseases. In the era of widely available anti-retroviral therapy (ART), it is also commonly recognised as a chronic disease that can be successfully managed on a long-term basis. This article examines the chronic character of the HIV/AIDS pandemic and highlights some of the changes we might expect to see at the global level as HIV is increasingly normalised as "just another chronic disease". The article also addresses the use of this language of chronicity to interpret the HIV/AIDS pandemic and calls into question some of the consequences of an uncritical acceptance of concepts of chronicity.
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Keywords
HIV Stigma
Lay Counsellor
Aid Denialism
HIV Prevention
Art Program
Death Sentence
Community Mobilisation
Primary Health Care Service

Reference:

Colvin, C. J. (2011). HIV/AIDS, chronic diseases and globalisation. Global health, 7(1), 31-6.

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