Global Public Health Archives - USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health

Non-communicable diseases and human rights: Global synergies, gaps and opportunities

Posted on April 18, 2016August 25, 2018

The incorporation of human rights in health policy and programmes is known to strengthen responses to health problems and help address disparities created or exacerbated by illness yet this remains underexplored in relation t... read more →

Quality, not just quantity: Lessons learned from HIV testing in Salvador, Brazil

Posted on June 2, 2014August 21, 2018

Studies have demonstrated that an early HIV diagnosis is a critical first step towards continued engagement in care. We examined HIV testing experiences in Salvador, Brazil, to understand how a focus on quality services can i... read more →

The impacts of AIDS movements on the policy responses to HIV/AIDS in Brazil and South Africa: A comparative analysis

Posted on November 9, 2012August 21, 2018

Brazil and South Africa were among the first countries profoundly impacted by the HIV/AIDS epidemic and had similar rates of HIV infection in the early 1990s. Today, Brazil has less than 1% adult HIV prevalence, implemented t... read more →

Changing global essential medicines norms to improve access to AIDS treatment: Lessons from Brazil

Posted on January 1, 2009August 21, 2018

Brazil's large-scale, successful HIV/AIDS treatment programme is considered by many to be a model for other developing countries aiming to improve access to AIDS treatment. Far less is known about Brazil's important role in c... read more →