title: HIV and noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in Latin America: a call for an integrated and comprehensive response.
abstract: The life expectancy of people living with HIV has dramatically improved with the much increased access to antiretroviral therapy. Consequently, a larger number of people living with HIV are living longer and facing the increased burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). NCDs and HIV infection share common epidemiologic and sociodemographic characteristics that influence their outcomes, which may be difficult to address in the relatively weak health systems of the region. Data on the prevalence and interactions of NCDs and HIV in Latin American countries remain very limited, which hinders their governments' ability to make informed decisions about health care policies. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop a research agenda that will be the basis for an integrated and comprehensive health care approach to HIV and NCD comorbidities in Latin America.
authors.affiliation: *Department of Infectious Diseases, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición, Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico; †Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University, Atlanta, GA; ‡Emory University Center for AIDS Research, Atlanta, GA; and §Instituto de Pesquisa Clinica Evandro Chagas-Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Brenda
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Crabtree-Ramírez
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Del Río
authors.forename: Beatriz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Grinsztejn
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sierra-Madero
mesh_terms: D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015897:Comorbidity; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000458:organization & administration; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D007843:Latin America / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence
chemical_list: D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents