title: Lessons from Africa.
abstract: Delayed access to HIV care and treatment in sub-Saharan Africa meant that the early years of HIV scale-up were characterized by a largely North-to-South transfer of knowledge and resources. Clinicians from wealthy countries were among the first to gain experience with antiretroviral treatment and care of people living with HIV and shared key lessons with their colleagues in sub-Saharan Africa. Ten years later, lessons from Africa learned from the remarkable achievements of HIV programs now have the potential to inform the response to the US domestic epidemic.
authors.affiliation: International Center for AIDS Care and Treatment Programs, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY 10032, USA. mr84@columbia.edu
authors.forename: Miriam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rabkin
authors.forename: Wafaa M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: El-Sadr
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mugyenyi
authors.forename: Mphu K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Ramatlapeng
authors.forename: Kevin M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: De Cock
mesh_terms: D017954:Africa South of the Sahara / Q000453:epidemiology; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D009313:National Health Programs; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents