The first decade of antiretroviral therapy in Africa

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dc.contributor.authorFord, Nathanen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorCalmy, Alexandraen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMills, Edwarden_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-11T11:57:25Z
dc.date.available2015-11-11T11:57:25Z
dc.date.issued2011en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe past decade has seen remarkable progress in increasing access to antiretroviral therapy in resource-limited settings. Early concerns about the cost and complexity of treatment were overcome thanks to the efforts of a global coalition of health providers, activists, academics, and people living with HIV/AIDS, who argued that every effort must be made to ensure access to essential care when millions of lives depended on it. The high cost of treatment was reduced through advocacy to promote access to generic drugs; care provision was simplified through a public health approach to treatment provision; the lack of human resources was overcome through task-shifting to support the provision of care by non-physicians; and access was expanded through the development of models of care that could work at the primary care level. The challenge for the next decade is to further increase access to treatment and support sustained care for those on treatment, while at the same time ensuring that the package of care is continuously improved such that all patients can benefit from the latest improvements in drug development, clinical science, and public health.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationFord, N., Calmy, A., & Mills, E. (2011). The first decade of antiretroviral therapy in Africa. <i>Globalization and Health</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14873en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationFord, Nathan, Alexandra Calmy, and Edward Mills "The first decade of antiretroviral therapy in Africa." <i>Globalization and Health</i> (2011) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14873en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationFord, N., Calmy, A., & Mills, E. J. (2011). The first decade of antiretroviral therapy in Africa. Global Health, 7(1), 33-33.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Ford, Nathan AU - Calmy, Alexandra AU - Mills, Edward AB - The past decade has seen remarkable progress in increasing access to antiretroviral therapy in resource-limited settings. Early concerns about the cost and complexity of treatment were overcome thanks to the efforts of a global coalition of health providers, activists, academics, and people living with HIV/AIDS, who argued that every effort must be made to ensure access to essential care when millions of lives depended on it. The high cost of treatment was reduced through advocacy to promote access to generic drugs; care provision was simplified through a public health approach to treatment provision; the lack of human resources was overcome through task-shifting to support the provision of care by non-physicians; and access was expanded through the development of models of care that could work at the primary care level. The challenge for the next decade is to further increase access to treatment and support sustained care for those on treatment, while at the same time ensuring that the package of care is continuously improved such that all patients can benefit from the latest improvements in drug development, clinical science, and public health. DA - 2011 DB - OpenUCT DO - 10.1186/1744-8603-7-33 DP - University of Cape Town J1 - Globalization and Health LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2011 T1 - The first decade of antiretroviral therapy in Africa TI - The first decade of antiretroviral therapy in Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14873 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/14873
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1744-8603-7-33
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationFord N, Calmy A, Mills E. The first decade of antiretroviral therapy in Africa. Globalization and Health. 2011; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14873.en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisherBioMed Central Ltden_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentInstitute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicineen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.rightsThis is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licenseen_ZA
dc.rights.holder2011 Ford et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.en_ZA
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0en_ZA
dc.sourceGlobalization and Healthen_ZA
dc.source.urihttp://www.globalizationandhealth.com/en_ZA
dc.subject.otherAntiretroviral therapyen_ZA
dc.subject.otherHIV/AIDS, drug developmenten_ZA
dc.subject.otherClinical scienceen_ZA
dc.titleThe first decade of antiretroviral therapy in Africaen_ZA
dc.typeJournal Articleen_ZA
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