The United Nations Joint Programme on Hiv-Aids (Unaids) : Year 2005 ; Issue 9291734217 - in English: A Joint Publication of SIDAction, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organization (World Health Organization)

By World Health Organization

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Title:	The United Nations Joint Programme on Hiv-Aids (Unaids) : Year 2005 ; Issue 9291734217 - in English: A Joint Publication of SIDAction, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organization (World Health Organization)
Author:	World Health Organization
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Language:	English
Subject:	Health., Public health, Wellness programs
Collections:	Medical Library Collection, World Health Collection
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Publisher:	World Health Organization


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Medical Reference Publication

Excerpt
Every day, 8000 people living with HIV die from AIDS. Many of these deaths could be prevented through access to care, in particular, antiretroviral treatment. WHO and UNAIDS estimate that nearly six million people in low- and middle-income countries need this treatment; yet at the end of 2004, only 700 000 were on antiretroviral therapy. This was a signifi cant increase from just six months earlier, and many countries are on the verge of expanding access to HIV treatment on a large scale. However, today nearly nine out of ten people in need still cannot obtain antiretroviral therapy. This lack of HIV treatment in low- and middle-income countries remains a global public health emergency. The vast majority of people in need cannot obtain care and treatment in time to prolong their lives. Therefore, community-based organizations have been compelled to do for treatment what they did for prevention—place themselves on the cutting edge of treatment advocacy. Increasingly, they also lead and undertake operational programmes to deliver treatment while awaiting a much-needed public sector response.

Table of Contents
Table of contents Abbreviations and acronyms 4 Foreword 6 Executive Summary 8 Introduction 11 Methodology 12 Results 13 Filling gaps with a range of structures and services 16 Providing comprehensive care, including medical care and antiretroviral therapy 17 Providing support for affected people 22 Networking for treatment access 24 Working through faith-based associations 26 Attending to the needs of women and children 26 Supporting free-of-charge treatment 28 Responding to the increasing demand for treatment 29 Expanding treatment through different growth models 30 Strengthening the community response 32 Funding the purchase of antiretroviral therapy 32 Decentralizing treatment 34 Managing drug supplies 35 Building client and staff capacity 35 Meeting structural needs 37 Taking steps in support of community-based access to treatment 37 Conclusion 39 Annex 1: Questionnaire 1 40 Annex 2: Questionnaire 2 43 Annex 3: Geographic distribution of responses to Questionnaire 1 46 Annex 4: Community-based organizations that responded to Questionnaire 1 48 Annex 5: Community-based organizations that responded to Questionnaire 2 55 Annex 6: Antiretroviral treatment coverage and need at the time of the Survey 57