title: How was the UNAIDS drug access initiative implemented in Chile?
abstract: In 1997, UNAIDS decided to implement Drug Access Initiatives (DAI) in four different pilot-countries. We studied the implementation of the DAI in Chile as part of the evaluation program conducted by the 'Agence Nationale de Recherche sur le SIDA' (ANRS/France). The objective was to understand how the politico-organizational dynamic influenced the implementation process of the DAI. Approximately 50 semi-directed interviews and observation activities were conducted with the actors who participated in the implementation of the DAI or who played a role in the HIV/AIDS context. The program theory models were established and their evolution analyzed. This article offers an original analysis of an international HIV/AIDS drug access program that was put in place at a time when such programs were seen as a priority by international and governmental institutions. It also offers some insights for the creation of international projects that will be locally implemented.
authors.affiliation: Centre de recherche de l'hôpital Douglas 6875, boul. La Salle, Verdun, Que., Canada H4H 1R3.
authors.forename: Astrid
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brousselle
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Champagne