Summary Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, and South Africa have some of the highest
HIV/AIDS burdens in the world. All four countries have ambitious plans for scaling-up …

We are contemplating the future. For the past few months we have been working with our
colleagues to prepare Malawi's antiretroviral treatment (ART) scale-up plan for 2006–10 …

In March, 2006, the WHO took stock of the 3 by 5 initiative, which had been formally
launched with UNAIDS 2 years earlier. 1 With 1· 3 million people on antiretroviral treatment …

Background Despite growing international pressure to provide HIV-1 treatment to less-
developed countries, potential demographic and epidemiological impacts have yet to be …

As South Africa prepares for round two of a landmark legal struggle on April 18, which has
raised hopes of cut-price drugs, notably for HIV/AIDS (see Lancet, March 10, p 775), the …

Essay www. thelancet. com Vol 364 September 25, 2004 1187 reduction will undoubtedly
be at the core of a sustainable solution to HIV/AIDS. Therefore, investment in equitable …

South Africa is home to the largest HIV seropositive population in the world, with 7· 2 million
individuals. 1 Since the country's first case of HIV in 1982, South Africa has come a long way …

Background The recording of outcomes from large-scale, simplified HAART (highly active
antiretroviral therapy) programmes in sub-Saharan Africa is critical. We aimed to assess the …

As the global HIV/AIDS pandemic nears the end of its third decade, the challenges of
efficient mobilisation of funds and management of resources are increasingly prominent …

Summary The" 3 by 5" goal to have 3 million people in low and middle income countries on
antiretroviral therapy (ART) by the end of 2005 is ambitious. Estimates of the necessary …