Commentary
Shifting paradigms: how the fight for 'universal access to AIDS treatment and prevention' supports achieving 'comprehensive primary health care for all'
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Correspondence: Gorik Ooms gooms@itg.be
Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium
Globalization and Health 2008, 4:11 doi:10.1186/1744-8603-4-11
Published: 18 November 2008Abstract
In a recent issue of Globalization and Health, Yu et al. examine the impact of HIV/AIDS programs on health care systems. This editorial considers their position and confirms that the former actually supports the latter aim; the two approaches are not at odds with one another, but could be viewed as complementary. A key requirement towards meeting both objectives is to ensure sustained international aid.