Evaluating the Impact of Cutbacks to HIV Programs in Resource-Limited Nations

By mghresearch | HIV & AIDS, Population Health & Outcomes, Rheumatology & Immunology | 0 comment | 4 September, 2017 | 0

Proposed reductions in U.S. foreign aid would have a devastating impact on HIV treatment and prevention programs in countries receiving such aid, an international team of investigators reports.

In their paper published online in Annals of Internal Medicine, the team led by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and the Yale School of Public Health describes how a 33 percent cutback in funds earmarked for HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and research in recent budget proposals would only save $900 per year of life lost in the countries of South Africa and Côte d’Ivoire.

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Evaluating the Impact of Cutbacks to HIV Programs in Resource-Limited Nations