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Peter Piot1, Michael Bartos, Heidi Larson
1Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), Geneva, Switzerland.
Lancet (London, England)
|August 9, 2008
Resumen
A pesar del amplio conocimiento, las infecciones diarias por VIH persisten. Intensificar la prevención del VIH requiere aplicar estrategias basadas en la evidencia, abordar los determinantes estructurales y superar las barreras a través de un liderazgo unificado y una financiación adecuada.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Salud Pública La salud pública.
- Epidemiología La epidemiología.
- Control y Control de Enfermedades Infecciosas
Sus antecedentes:
- Más de 25 años de respuestas al SIDA han generado un conocimiento sustancial sobre la transmisión y prevención del VIH.
- A pesar de este conocimiento, aproximadamente 7000 nuevas infecciones por el Virus de la Inmunodeficiencia Humana (VIH) ocurren a nivel mundial cada día.
- Existen numerosos éxitos locales y nacionales en el control de la epidemia, formando una sólida base de evidencia.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Discutir una combinación de soluciones necesarias para intensificar los esfuerzos de prevención del VIH.
- Aprovechar la evidencia existente y las lecciones aprendidas de los éxitos y fracasos pasados en la prevención del VIH.
- Abordar la brecha entre el conocimiento y la aplicación en las estrategias de prevención del VIH.
Principales métodos:
- Revisión de la evidencia existente sobre la transmisión y la prevención del VIH.
- Análisis de programas exitosos y fallidos de prevención del VIH y su implementación.
- Discusión de los factores que limitan la escala, calidad e impacto de los servicios de prevención del VIH.
Principales resultados:
- Los enfoques exitosos de prevención del VIH aún no se han implementado plenamente o financiado adecuadamente.
- Los programas existentes a menudo carecen de suficiente cobertura, calidad e intensidad.
- Pocos programas abordan efectivamente la vulnerabilidad al VIH y los determinantes estructurales que impulsan la epidemia.
Conclusiones:
- La prevención del VIH es compleja pero no insuperable; es necesaria una combinación de soluciones.
- La prevención efectiva del VIH requiere abordar las cuestiones de cobertura, financiación y orientación de las intervenciones.
- Movilizar a un grupo de prevención y proporcionar un liderazgo seguro es crucial para superar las barreras e intensificar la prevención del VIH.
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