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Published online 2016 Jul 1.
Results and Lessons Learned from CapacityPlus 2009-2015
Acclerating attainment of universal health coverage and bridging the access inequity gap
Technical Report
AIDS Medicines and diagnostics service
July 2015
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This report provides an update on the key facets of HIV treatment access, including the latest HIV treatment guidelines from World Health Organization (WHO), an overview on pricing for first-line, second-line, and salvage regimens, and a summary of the opportunities for – and threats to – expand...ing access to affordable antiretroviral therapy (ART).
The report is supplemented by 11 drug profiles that contain more detailed information on pricing trends and patent barriers for key antiretroviral drugs and fixed-dose combinations. Also included is an annex of conditions that define eligibility for reduced prices from 15 pharmaceutical companies.
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UNAIDS Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS