The Future of Global AIDS Treatment
Unprecedented alliances among AIDS activists, governments, philanthropic and international agencies, and the pharmaceutical industry have made increased access to antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) possible. The battle for access has been hard-fought. Many public- and private-sector treatment initiatives are being launched worldwide, raising a whole new set of national and global healthcare policy challenges regarding adequate drug delivery, sustainable treatment access, and the integration of treatment with prevention. This research and teaching project will address the aftermath of HIV/AIDS treatment rollouts in resource-poor settings, based on Brazil’s model leadership in the efforts to universalize access to AIDS therapies in the mid-1990s. The primary goals are to chart the emerging global networks (comprised of governmental, nongovernmental and industry actors) that are developing around AIDS technology and delivery, and to uncover the new health policies and medical realities emerging in the wake of treatment rollout in select African and Latin American/Carribean countries.
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