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American Journal of Public Health, 10.2105/AJPH.2004.044313

Health Policy and Ethics

Brazil and Access to HIV/AIDS Drugs: A Question of Human Rights and Public Health

Jane Galvao 1*

1 International Planned Parenthood Federation/Western Hemisphere Region

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: jgalvao{at}ippfwhr.org.


  Abstract

This article explores the relationship between public health and human rights using as an example the Brazilian policy on free and universal access to antiretroviral medicines for people living with HIV/AIDS. The Brazilian response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, which arose from initiatives in both civil society and the governmental sector, followed the process of the democratization of the country. The dismantling of authoritarian rule in Brazil was accompanied by a strong orientation toward human rights, and this formed the sociopolitical framework of the Brazilian response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. If the Brazilian experience may not be easily transferred to other realities, the model of the Brazilian response may nonetheless serve as an inspiration to finding appropriate and life-saving solutions in other national contexts.

Key Words: Global Health, Health Policy, Access to Care, HIV/AIDS, Human Rights, Public Health Practice






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