Antiretroviral Treatment in Sub-Saharan Africa : Challenges and Prospects /

The introduction of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in middle and low income countries is arguably one of the most meaningful outcomes recorded in the fight against HIV and AIDS. A record number of some 6.2 million people living with HIV and AIDS are reported to be benefiting from the treatment, which...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: Organization for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa
Otros Autores: Rahel Mesfin (Editor ), Getnet Tizazu Fetene (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia : Organisation for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa (OSSREA), 2013.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Highly active antiretroviral therapy.
AIDS (Disease) > Chemotherapy.
AIDS (Disease)
Traitement antiretroviral hautement actif.
Medicaments contre le sida.
Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active
HIV Infections > drug therapy
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome > drug therapy
AIDS (Disease) > Africa, Sub-Saharanz.
Sub-Saharan Africa.
Afrique subsaharienne.
Africa South of the Sahara
Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:The introduction of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in middle and low income countries is arguably one of the most meaningful outcomes recorded in the fight against HIV and AIDS. A record number of some 6.2 million people living with HIV and AIDS are reported to be benefiting from the treatment, which is reported to have risen by 19 per cent between 2010 and 2011 and as a result of this, the region has also enjoyed a significant decline in AIDS mortality. This volume is the outcome of the ëcall for abstractsí put out by OSSREA in 2011 for senior researchers, social scientists and practitioners to.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (230 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9789994455782

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