Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Shifting paradigms: how the fight for 'universal access to AIDS treatment and prevention' supports achieving 'comprehensive primary health care for all' | Globalization and Health BioMed Central Open Access Shifting paradigms how the fight for universal access to AIDS treatment and prevention supports achieving comprehensive primary health care for all Gorik Ooms Address Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp Belgium Email Gorik Ooms - gooms@ Published 18 November 2008 Received 23 October 2008 J _. . Accepted 18 November 2008 Globalization and Health 2008 4 11 doi 1 744-8603-4-1 I This article is available from http content 4 1 1 1 2008 Ooms licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract In a recent issue of Globalization and Health Yu et al. examine the impact of HIV AIDS programs on health care systems. This editorial considers their position and confirms that the former actually supports the latter aim the two approaches are not at odds with one another but could be viewed as complementary. A key requirement towards meeting both objectives is to ensure sustained international aid. Commentary During the past two years we have witnessed the polarization between natural born allies the proponents of universal access to AIDS treatment and prevention and the proponents of primary health care for all. With their paper .Investment in HIV AIDS programs Does it help strengthen health systems in developing countries Yu and colleagues try to put this division to rest 1 . Their paper reads like a King Solomon verdict. Yes the fight for universal access to AIDS treatment and prevention has caused some unintended negative side-effects for the fight for comprehensive primary health care for all. However the evidence is mainly anecdotal and positive synergies seem to outweigh the negative side-effects. Both camps might react .
