Overview

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.

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Author:   Institute of Medicine ,  Board on Global Health ,  Committee on Examining the Probable Consequences of Alternative Patterns of Widespread Antiretroviral Drug Use in Resource-Constrained Settings ,  Leslie Pray
Publisher:   National Academies Press
Imprint:   National Academies Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.549kg
ISBN:  

9780309092647

ISBN 10:   0309092647
Pages:   344
Publication Date:   24 December 2004
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1 Introduction; 4 2 Opportunities and Challenges; 5 3 Lessons Learned; 6 4 Principles of Scale-Up; 7 5 Managing Scale-Up of Antiretroviral Therapy; 8 6 The Path Forward; 9 Appendix A: Information Gathering Workshop Agenda; 10 Appendix B: Primer on Humanimmunodeficiency Virus, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and Antiretroviral Therapy; 11 Appendix C: Scaling Up Antiretroviral Therapy in Resource-Limited Settings: Treatment Guidelines for a Public Health Approach; 12 Appendix D: Human Ethical Issues Arising in ARV Scale-Up in Resource Constrained Settings; 13 Appendix E: Human Resource Requirements for Scaling Up Antiretroviral Therapy in Low-Resource Countries; 14 Appendix F: Glossary and Acronyms; 15 Appendix G: Committee and Staff Biographies

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James Curran, Haile Debas, Monisha Arya, Patrick Kelley, Stacey Knobler, and Leslie Pray, Editors, Committee on Examining the Probable Consequences of Alternative Patterns of Widespread Antiretroviral Drug Use in Resource-Constrained Settings

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