Increasing patient access to antiretrovirals : recommended actions for a more efficient global supply chain; a background paper prepared for the HIV/AIDS Monitor at the Center for Global Development

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2010

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Center for Global Development, Washington, DC, US

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This report identifies key unmet needs in the antiretroviral supply chain and places them in three main groups depending on where they appear in the supply chain: in the supply segment, in the demand segment, or in the delivery segment. Access to antiretrovirals is limited by the capacity in some countries for testing equipment, chemicals, and laboratory reagents— a chain that is far more complex than that for antiretrovirals. Scaling up antiretroviral treatment programs requires a systematic analysis of the supply chains for antiretrovirals and other goods related to HIV/AIDS.

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HIV, AIDS, ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, SUPPLY AND DEMAND, GLOBAL HEALTH, EPIDEMIOLOGY, PANDEMIC, SUPPLY CHAIN, MEDICAL SUPPLIES, SOUTH OF SAHARA, TRANSPORT, HEALTH FINANCING

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