Brazil and access to HIV/AIDS drugs: A question of human rights and public health

J. Galvão

American Journal of Public Health, 2005, vol. 95, issue 7, 1110-1116

Abstract: I explore the relationship between public health and human rights by examining the Brazilian government's policy of free and universal access to antiretroviral medicines for people with HIV/AIDS. The Brazilian government's management of the HIV/AIDS epidemic arose from initiatives in both civil society and the governmental sector following the democratization of the country. The dismantling of authoritarian rule in Brazil was accompanied by a strong orientation toward human rights, which formed the sociopolitical framework of Brazil's response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Even if the Brazilian experience cannot be easily transferred to other countries, the model of the Brazilian government's response may nonetheless serve as inspiration for finding appropriate and life-saving solutions in other national contexts.

Date: 2005
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