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Comprehensive & Cost Effective Laboratory Monitoring of HIV/AIDS: an African Role Model
Published on: October 31, 2010
El impacto global del VIH/SIDA en el mundo
1Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), 20 avenue Appia, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland.
Nature
|April 20, 2001
Resumen
El virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana (VIH) y la epidemia del síndrome de inmunodeficiencia adquirida (SIDA) es una crisis global que afecta a millones de personas. Una movilización social sostenida es crucial para combatir esta seria amenaza para el desarrollo humano.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Epidemiología La epidemiología.
- Salud Global La salud global.
- Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales.
Sus antecedentes:
- La epidemia del virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana (VIH) / síndrome de inmunodeficiencia adquirida (SIDA), identificada hace 20 años, ha superado las expectativas iniciales en escala.
- Se estima que 36 millones de personas en todo el mundo viven con el VIH, con 20 millones de muertes, afectando desproporcionadamente a África subsahariana.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Subrayar el imperativo global de responder a la epidemia de VIH/SIDA en una escala proporcional a su impacto.
- Destacar las herramientas conocidas y la necesidad de una movilización social sostenida para una respuesta efectiva.
Principales métodos:
- El resumen no detalla métodos específicos, pero analiza la escala y el impacto de la epidemia.
- Hace hincapié en la necesidad de una respuesta basada en herramientas efectivas conocidas y movilización social.
Principales resultados:
- La escala y el impacto de la epidemia de VIH / SIDA en el capital social, la estructura de la población y el crecimiento económico han sido mayores de lo previsto.
- El África subsahariana es el epicentro de la epidemia.
Conclusiones:
- Responder a la epidemia del VIH/SIDA requiere un esfuerzo global a una escala sin precedentes.
- La movilización social sostenida es esencial para combatir esta crítica crisis de desarrollo global.
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