Setting Priorities for Government Involvement with Antiretrovirals
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چکیده
This paper examines four questions posed by economic analysis to help set priorities for government involvement with antiretroviral therapy for people living with HIV/AIDS. The main focus is on making decisions about policy relating to ARVs in developing countries where the needs are greatest and resource constraints are most binding. While the answers may vary considerably depending on individual country circumstances, the analytical foundations for setting priorities are the same. First, how does antiretroviral therapy link to broader health sector and country development objectives? Second, what other interventions need to be considered including the various ARV treatments? Third, which of these alternatives are realistically affordable given the country’s resource constraints? And fourth, which of the affordable alternatives are most efficient in achieving a favourable development impact?
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