Health systems and access to antiretroviral drugs for HIV in South Africa: service delivery and human resource challenges.

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2006
Country:
South Africa
Document Type:
Journal Article
Theme:
Health
Authors:
Gilson, L., Schneider, H., Goudge, J., Chabikuli, N., Blaauw, D.

Abstract

This paper reflects on systemic challenges to scaling up antiretroviral access in countries with both massive epidemics and weak health systems. It draws on the authors' experience in southern Africa and the World Health Organization's framework on health system performance. Whilst acknowledging the still significant gap in financing, the paper focuses on the challenges of reorienting service delivery towards chronic disease care and the human resource crisis in health systems.

Citation

Reproductive Health Matters, 14 (27), 12-23 pp. [doi:10.1016/S0968-8080(06)27232-X]

Health systems and access to antiretroviral drugs for HIV in South Africa: service delivery and human resource challenges.

Published 1 January 2006
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