The Struggle for Access to Treatment for HIV/AIDS in India

Post Date: Monday, August 22, 2016

The Struggle for Access to Treatment for HIV/AIDS in India

For HIV positive people, Access to Treatment is a major struggle due to unprepardness of the health system as well the stigma and discrimination associated with HIV.

This book is comprehensive as it details the trends in HIV in India since 1986, the Universal Access to HIV/AIDS treatment as a fundamental right. The book documents the struggle faced by those living with HIV/AIDS in India for access to treatment. It as well as provides analysis of various PIL’s filed for the access of treatment pertaining to AIDS and the accessibility and affordability of treatment. It discusses the prevalent conditions concerning the awareness and methods of treatment. The book thoroughly explains the Antiretroviral Treatment; the science of treatment, the programme in India as well the International Experience.