Public health and international drug policy
J Csete, A Kamarulzaman, M Kazatchkine, F Altice… - The Lancet, 2016 - thelancet.com
Executive summary In September, 2015, the member states of the UN endorsed Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) for 2030, which aspire to human-rights-centred approaches to …
Development Goals (SDGs) for 2030, which aspire to human-rights-centred approaches to …
Global epidemiology of HIV among female sex workers: influence of structural determinants
Female sex workers (FSWs) bear a disproportionately large burden of HIV infection
worldwide. Despite decades of research and programme activity, the epidemiology of HIV …
worldwide. Despite decades of research and programme activity, the epidemiology of HIV …
Association of opioid agonist treatment with all-cause mortality and specific causes of death among people with opioid dependence: a systematic review and meta …
Importance Mortality among people with opioid dependence is higher than that of the
general population. Opioid agonist treatment (OAT) is an effective treatment for opioid …
general population. Opioid agonist treatment (OAT) is an effective treatment for opioid …
Closing the gap: increases in life expectancy among treated HIV-positive individuals in the United States and Canada
Background Combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) has significantly increased survival
among HIV-positive adults in the United States (US) and Canada, but gains in life …
among HIV-positive adults in the United States (US) and Canada, but gains in life …
High coverage of ART associated with decline in risk of HIV acquisition in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
F Tanser, T Bärnighausen, E Grapsa, J Zaidi… - Science, 2013 - science.org
The landmark HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) 052 trial in HIV-discordant couples
demonstrated unequivocally that treatment with antiretroviral therapy (ART) substantially …
demonstrated unequivocally that treatment with antiretroviral therapy (ART) substantially …
The spectrum of engagement in HIV care and its relevance to test-and-treat strategies for prevention of HIV infection
EM Gardner, MP McLees, JF Steiner… - Clinical infectious …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Abstract (See the editorial commentary by Lange, on pages 801–802.) For individuals with
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection to fully benefit from potent combination …
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection to fully benefit from potent combination …
[PDF][PDF] Hepatitis C virus treatment for prevention among people who inject drugs: modeling treatment scale‐up in the age of direct‐acting antivirals
NK Martin, P Vickerman, J Grebely, M Hellard… - …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Substantial reductions in hepatitis C virus (HCV) prevalence among people who inject drugs
(PWID) cannot be achieved by harm reduction interventions such as needle exchange and …
(PWID) cannot be achieved by harm reduction interventions such as needle exchange and …
Expansion of HAART coverage is associated with sustained decreases in HIV/AIDS morbidity, mortality and HIV transmission: the “HIV Treatment as Prevention” …
JSG Montaner, VD Lima, PR Harrigan, L Lourenço… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background There has been renewed call for the global expansion of highly active
antiretroviral therapy (HAART) under the framework of HIV treatment as prevention (TasP) …
antiretroviral therapy (HAART) under the framework of HIV treatment as prevention (TasP) …
Association of highly active antiretroviral therapy coverage, population viral load, and yearly new HIV diagnoses in British Columbia, Canada: a population-based …
JSG Montaner, VD Lima, R Barrios, B Yip, E Wood… - The Lancet, 2010 - thelancet.com
Background Results of cohort studies and mathematical models have suggested that
increased coverage with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) could reduce HIV …
increased coverage with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) could reduce HIV …
Decreases in community viral load are accompanied by reductions in new HIV infections in San Francisco
M Das, PL Chu, GM Santos, S Scheer, E Vittinghoff… - PloS one, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Background At the individual level, higher HIV viral load predicts sexual transmission risk.
We evaluated San Francisco's community viral load (CVL) as a population level marker of …
We evaluated San Francisco's community viral load (CVL) as a population level marker of …