PHS 2101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act, North American Free Trade Agreement, World Trade Organization
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Mma oganne felt fine, didn"t believe anyone because she didn"t see anyone with the virus: half of her children expressed hiv and her symptoms worsened. Botswana: did not have enough money to afford expensive treatment, chose to use limited resources to prevent the spread of hiv. New evidence: national hiv surveillance system, cdc: 41% of americans rec. 1st diagnosis had no history of hiv testing: 37% of that group progressed to aids within 6 months of the test. High certainty that early detection and treatment of hivwould result in substantial public health benefit : earlier intiation of art could substantially reduce disease burden. Controversies: health crisis, economic impact of aids epidemic, prevention programs a. Pepfar: links will be put up on blackboard, president"s emergency fund for aids relief, 2003 interagency model, 50 countries, population based health impact assessments, epidemic reaching control in 5 subsaharan countries.