The AIDS epidemic has been a global public health issue for more than 40 years and has
resulted in~ 40 million deaths. AIDS is caused by the retrovirus, HIV-1, which is transmitted …

Global trends in HIV infection demonstrate an overall increase in HIV prevalence and
substantial declines in AIDS related deaths largely attributable to the survival benefits of …

Background Detailed assessments of mortality patterns, particularly age-specific mortality,
represent a crucial input that enables health systems to target interventions to specific …

The co-occurrence of health burdens in transitioning populations, particularly in specific
socioeconomic and cultural contexts, calls for conceptual frameworks to improve …

The report covers the epidemiology of HIV from both social and biomedical points of view,
providing us not only with statistical data on HIV prevalence, HIV incidence and antiretroviral …

The success of antiretroviral therapy has led some people to now ask whether the end of
AIDS is possible. For patients who are motivated to take therapy and who have access to …

Background Combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) has significantly increased survival
among HIV-positive adults in the United States (US) and Canada, but gains in life …

Background Despite rising incidence and mortality rates in Africa, cancer has been given
low priority in the research field and in healthcare services. Indeed, 57% of all new cancer …

The unprecedented medical achievements of the last century have dramatically improved
our quality of life. Today, the high cost of many healthcare approaches challenges their long …

Background Integration of HIV services with other health services has been proposed as an
important strategy to boost the sustainability of the global HIV response. We conducted a …