Instability adversely affects HIV care in Haiti

Patients in Haiti with HIV can have similar survival rates to those initiating HIV treatment in the USA during the early phase of antiretroviral therapy; 3 however, the strike officially lasting until July 31, 2016, has adversely affected patient care. HIV clinic services for patients on antiretrovi...

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Published in:The Lancet (British edition) 2016-10, Vol.388 (10054), p.1877-1877
Main Authors: Honoré, Jean G, Balan, Jean G, Thimothé, Gabriel, Diallo, Joanna, Barnhart, Scott
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anti-HIV Agents - administration & dosage
Antiretroviral agents
Delivery of Health Care - manpower
Delivery of Health Care - standards
Delivery of Health Care - trends
Drug therapy
Funding
Government Programs - economics
Government Programs - organization & administration
Government Programs - trends
Haiti - epidemiology
HIV
HIV Infections - drug therapy
HIV Infections - epidemiology
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Internal Medicine
Public health
Public Health - manpower
Quality of care
Salaries and Fringe Benefits
Strikes, Employee
Survival
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Summary:Patients in Haiti with HIV can have similar survival rates to those initiating HIV treatment in the USA during the early phase of antiretroviral therapy; 3 however, the strike officially lasting until July 31, 2016, has adversely affected patient care. HIV clinic services for patients on antiretroviral therapy remain stable, partly because of continued funding of staff.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31804-9