Beyond HAART: scientists and activists need to work together

dc.contributor.authorGeffen, Nathan
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-11T12:07:44Z
dc.date.available2016-05-11T12:07:44Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.date.updated2016-05-11T12:01:56Z
dc.description.abstractThe two key barriers to obtaining AIDS drugs in South Africa until 2004 were the state’s support of AIDS denialism and high prices. The work of civil-society advocacy groups was essential to overcoming these barriers.1 The delayed roll-out of programmes for mother-tochild transmission prevention and for highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART) conservatively resulted in 330 000 excess deaths.2,3 Nevertheless, AIDS activism helped reduce the price of antiretrovirals and change governmental policy, so that by mid-2008, 550 000 people were on HAART in South Africa, mostly in the public health system.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationGeffen, N. (2009). Beyond HAART: scientists and activists need to work together. <i>The Lancet</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19604en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationGeffen, Nathan "Beyond HAART: scientists and activists need to work together." <i>The Lancet</i> (2009) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19604en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationGeffen, N. (2009). Beyond HAART: scientists and activists need to work together. The Lancet, 374(9693), 860-861.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0140-6736en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Geffen, Nathan AB - The two key barriers to obtaining AIDS drugs in South Africa until 2004 were the state’s support of AIDS denialism and high prices. The work of civil-society advocacy groups was essential to overcoming these barriers.1 The delayed roll-out of programmes for mother-tochild transmission prevention and for highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART) conservatively resulted in 330 000 excess deaths.2,3 Nevertheless, AIDS activism helped reduce the price of antiretrovirals and change governmental policy, so that by mid-2008, 550 000 people were on HAART in South Africa, mostly in the public health system. DA - 2009 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - The Lancet LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2009 SM - 0140-6736 T1 - Beyond HAART: scientists and activists need to work together TI - Beyond HAART: scientists and activists need to work together UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19604 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/19604
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationGeffen N. Beyond HAART: scientists and activists need to work together. The Lancet. 2009; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19604.en_ZA
dc.languageengen_ZA
dc.publisherElsevieren_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentCentre for Social Science Research(CSSR)en_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.sourceThe Lanceten_ZA
dc.source.urihttp://www.thelancet.com/
dc.titleBeyond HAART: scientists and activists need to work togetheren_ZA
dc.typeJournal Articleen_ZA
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