Lancet about HIV control

he Lancet, Volume 378, Issue 9809, Pages e23 - e25, 17 December 2011

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doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61136-7Cite or Link Using DOI

Published Online: 18 July 2011

Antiretroviral prophylaxis: a defining moment in HIV control

Salim S Abdool Karim a b, Quarraisha Abdool Karim a b

A defining moment in the global AIDS response has been reached. The discourse is no longer about HIV prevention or HIV treatment; it is now about HIV control through the implementation of antiretrovirals as key components of combination interventions. Barely a year ago, visions of HIV control would have been considered far-fetched. The impetus for this change in mindset, which has been building since the XVIII International AIDS Conference in Vienna last year, emanates from the compelling eviden ...