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| InfoShare Partner: Royal Tropical Institute, Department of Development Policy and Practice - Health area |
| Publication Date: December 2004 |
| Update Date: May 2005 |
| Type of Document: Article/Report/Paper |
| Topics: HIV/AIDS, general |
| Region: Global |
| Language: English |
| Additional information: In 2003, the WHO started an initiative to expand access to HIV treatment. 3 by 5 is the name of the global target of providing anti-retroviral therapy (ART) to three million people living with HIV/AIDS in resource-limited countries by the end of 2005. It is a step towards the goal of providing universal access to treatment for all who need it.
The 3 by 5 target is an initiative that requires huge human, financial and institutional resources in scaling up already existing national treatment programmes. Faced with the 3 by 5 strategy, Netherlands-based organizations working in HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment need a clear understanding of what it means in terms of health system requirements, human resources, compliance, adherence and equity aspects, as well as practicability and partnerships. Understanding its implications is essential to supporting the initiative.
To address these issues, a meeting was organized by the Royal Tropical Institute, Aids Fonds and Share-Net on 16 September 2004 at KIT in Amsterdam. The objectives of this meeting were to exchange views and contribute from different angles to the insights regarding the various aspects, state of affairs and implications of the “3 by 5” initiative; and to achieve clarity on what actions organizations can take in order to support this initiative and critically follow the process. |
| Number of Pages: 27 |
| File Size: 148 KB |
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Report of the expert meeting: ‘3 by 5’ - What are the implications? that was
organized by the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT), Aids Fonds and Share-Net on 16 September 2004 at KIT in Amsterdam.
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