Tag: HIV
Integration: An Effective and Efficient Global Health Approach
Imagine addressing HIV/AIDS, malaria, and diarrhea in a single intervention. Policymakers would be pleased at having integrated services in health plans and, more importantly, patients would receive well-rounded health care provisions. In fact, a recent study in Kenya has done just this, proving to the global health community that this is a better approach to health interventions within a country.
Bullying the Boss? Compulsory Licensing for Antiretroviral Drugs in Brazil and Thailand
By Shaira Bhanji Global Health Finance Columnist Underdeveloped, HIV-burdened regions of the world have the potential to make strides toward better survival outcomes, but they lack key resources. Simple antiretroviral drugs such as Efavirenz and Kaletra have been shown to lower deaths from HIV/AIDS by as much as 84 percent, yet the prices of these […]
