title: Is the "3 by 5" initiative the best approach to tackling the HIV pandemic?
abstract: The World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners aim to treat 3 million people infected with HIV in poor and middle income countries with antiretroviral treatment by the end of 2005. The ambitious "3 by 5" initiative has had its supporters and its critics since its announcement in 2002.
authors.affiliation: Department of HIV/AIDS, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. kimj@who.int
authors.forename: Jim Yong
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Arthur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ammann
mesh_terms: D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003906:Developing Countries; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D014944:World Health Organization
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents