학술논문

Poor nations ravaged by AIDS need the right resources now.
Document Type
Journal Article
Source
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association. 12/1/99, Vol. 282 Issue 21, p1992-1994. 3p. 1 Map.
Subject
*AIDS treatment
*AIDS prevention
*PREVENTIVE medicine
*EPIDEMICS
DEVELOPING countries
Language
ISSN
0098-7484
Abstract
Discusses the urgency of need of resources for HIV prevention and treatment in impoverished countries. Highlights of the Third International Conference on Healthcare Resource Allocation for HIV/AIDS and Other Life-Threatening Illnesses; Statistical projections for AIDS-related cases in Africa and other countries; Attempts to reduce the high costs of drug therapy for AIDS patients; The ultimate need for a vaccine to halt the AIDS epidemic.