Is the "3 by 5" initiative the best approach to tackling the HIV pandemic?
expert_opinion · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 15578107.
- Also identified by PMC identifier 529425.
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Abstract
The World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners aim to treat 3 million people infected with HIV in poor and middle income countries with antiretroviral treatment by the end of 2005. The ambitious "3 by 5" initiative has had its supporters and its critics since its announcement in 2002.
Medical subject headings
- Antiviral Agents
- Developing Countries
- Disease Outbreaks
- HIV Infections