Department of Community Medicine, Shri Sathya Sai Medical College & Research Institute, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth (SBV)-Deemed to be University, Chengalpet District, Tamil Nadu-603108, India
Short Communication
Battling against the Epidemic of HIV Infection Ensuring that Everybody Counts
Author(s): Shrivastava SR* and Shrivastava PS
Since the very much start of the HIV epidemic, the disease has remained
a global public health concern. There is no doubt that a wide range of
interventions have been done, which has resulted in a decline in the number
of people infected or died because of the disease. Nevertheless, the gained
successes are quite misleading as a significant amount of disparity and
challenges have not been addressed yet. Acknowledging the global mission
to attain universal health coverage, social stigma associated with the
disease, and the reluctance of people to avail health care due to various
reasons, the need is to build a response centered on the preservation of
human rights, maintenance of equity and involvement of the local
community. To conclude, in order to bring about an end to the epidemic, it
is no longer an issue to provide appropriate health services to th.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2167-1079.20.10.333
