The economics of effective AIDS treatment : evaluating policy options for Thailand /

HIV is the leading cause of premature death in Thailand. Since the first case of AIDS was reported in 1984 more than one million Thais have been infected. The social, human and economic costs of this burden are enormous. The Thai government has shown a strong commitment to providing care and support...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Revenga, Ana, 1963-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : World Bank, ©2006.
Colección:Health, nutrition, and population series.
Temas:
AIDS (Disease) > Thailand > Prevention.
AIDS (Disease) > Treatment > Thailand.
Sida > Thaïlande > Prévention.
Sida > Traitement > Thaïlande.
MEDICAL > Preventive Medicine.
MEDICAL > Forensic Medicine.
MEDICAL > Public Health.
AIDS (Disease) > Prevention
AIDS (Disease) > Treatment
Aids > Thailand > prevention.
Aids > Thailand > behandling.
Thailand
Electronic books.
Computer network resources.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Boxes, Figures, Maps, and Tables; Dedication; Foreword by Sombat Thanprasertsuk, M.D.; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Executive Summary; 1. Introduction; Boxes; Tables; 2. The Thai AIDS Epidemic Now; Figures; 3. HIV/AIDS and Antiretroviral Therapy; 4. The Effects of Thailand's Current AIDS Policy; 5. Policies to Strengthen Treatment Programs: Evaluating the Costs and Benefits of Alternative Policy Scenarios; 6. Sensitivity of the Policy Rankings to Key Assumptions; 7. Major Findings and Recommendations; Appendix A: Impact of ART on Survival.

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