Tratamiento antirretroviral bajo la lupa: un análisis de salud pública en Latinoamérica y el Caribe
Antiretroviral treatment in the spotlight: a public health analysis in Latin America and the Caribbean
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2012ISBN
978-92-75-11657-9 978-92-75-31657-3
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The objective of this report, then, is to take a critical look at antiretroviral (ARV) treatment programs, assessing their main areas of sustainability and vulnerability, in order to make recommendations for improving them in the Region. The Region of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has led the world in the provision of antiretroviral treatment (ART). After three decades of the epidemic, we are submersed in a major international financial crisis, which has led to a withdrawal of external assistance for HIV from the region. The objective of this report, then, is to take a critical look at antiretroviral (ARV) treatment programs, assessing their main areas of sustainability and vulnerability, in order to make recommendations for improving them in the region. The goal is to hasten the transition to a new phase of ARV treatment programs with a public health perspective in the framework of Treatment 2.0. El objetivo de este informe es analizar críticamente los programas de tratamiento antirretroviral, sus principals elementos de sostenibilidad y vulnerabilidad, para recomendar medidas de mejora en la Región de Latinoamérica y el Caribe. La Región de Latinoamérica y el Caribe (LAC) ha estado a la cabeza mundial en la provisión de tratamiento antiretroviral (TAR). Tras tres décadas de epidemia, nos encontramos con una importante crisis financier mundial en la que se está constatando una retirada de la ayuda externa para VIH en esta Región. Por ello, el objetivo de este informe es analizar críticamente los programas de tratamiento ARV, sus principales elementos de sostenibilidad y vulnerabilidad, para recomendar medidas de mejora en LAC. La meta es acelerar la transición a una nueva fase de programas de tratamiento ARV con perspectiva de salud pública en el marco de Tratamiento 2.0.
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