Table 1 |
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Three crises in southern Africa that have impacted on ART adherence |
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Nature of crisis |
Case study |
Major effect of crisis |
Duration of crisis |
Extent of crisis |
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1. Natural disasters |
2008 floods in Mozambique |
Migration, damage to health system infrastructure |
Short to medium term |
Localised |
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2. Political and economic failure |
Ongoing situation in Zimbabwe |
Poverty, migration, health system collapse |
Long term |
Widespread |
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3. Health service or system failure |
2007 public sector strike in South Africa |
Poor access to health services |
Short term (but similar nature crises can be longer term) |
Widespread (but similar nature crises can be localised) |
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Veenstra et al. Globalization and Health 2010 6:4 doi:10.1186/1744-8603-6-4 |
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