II. NATIONAL HIV/AIDS STRATEGY AND HHS ACTION PLAN: WORKING TOWARD SOLUTIONS TO INCREASE HEALTH EQUITY

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2020 ◽  
pp. 223-226
Author(s):  
Dan Royles

This chapter considers what it means to write the history of a crisis that has not yet ended, and briefly traces connections among the stories told in previous chapters. It connects these stories to the ongoing fight for health equity in the United States, including the author’s involvement in the fight to preserve the Affordable Care Act in the first year of Donald Trump’s presidency. Finally, it compares HIV/AIDS to climate change, as both are existential crises that will disproportionately affect poor communities of color.


2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Argyo Demartoto

The data trend showing the increase in number of HIV/AIDS case through perinatal transmission in Indonesia, including Surakarta, is worrying. This qualitative study with exploratory method took place in Surakarta on February to May, 2015. The units of analysis in this study were recipient and provider of Prevention of Mother-To-Child Transmission (PMTCT) service. The informants were selected using purposive sampling. The data was collected using observation, in-depth interview, Focus Group Discussion and documentation, and was then analyzed using Parsons system theory. PMTCT service system in Surakarta was ineffective because of HIV-positive womens limited knowledge and information on PMTCT, unequal relation between provider and recipient of PMTCT service, medical decision making pattern that is inherent to service provider, and inadequate financial resource and supervision process. For that reason, an action plan is required to accommodate the need of women and children in term of budget allocation, program implementation and civil society involvement in PMTCT to prevent and to cope with HIV/AIDS.


2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 201
Author(s):  
Nowsheen Sharmin Purabi

Men’s engagement in women’s sexual and reproductive healthcare as well as responsible parenthood is a demand of time in countries like Bangladesh, where men play a vital role, when it comes to the issue of women’s ability to seek healthcare. Yet, we couldn’t reach a point, where our men are wellequipped with proper healthcare information to assist their partners in a specific health complication and fully participate to take a decision on their health and wellbeing. But, if they can be aware and motivated about the importance of their active involvement in family’s healthcare using ICT tools, they could definitely help their partners to take effective decision in emergency. Ensuring the use of low cost intervention like ICT tools for receiving health information will also help achieving the vision of health equity, by engaging all, regardless of gender or class barriers.Objective: The main objective of this paper is to assist the healthcare professionals and development partners, who are involving with advocacy through e-health awareness programs using ICT tools, to formulate their coordinated next plan of action. By formulating such an action plan, healthcare providers can easily identify the issues that need to be more emphasized, topics that are not covered by anyone yet and prevent duplication of healthcare contents that are already available online. By ensuring e-health for all, we can contribute to implementing our UHC, as part of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).Materials and Methods: In order to showcase the importance of digital technology in healthcare, we picked up two social media platforms that provide the highest possible healthcare information on adolescence and reproductive health and aim to reduce the rate of maternal mortality and morbidity to the bare minimum. Since the inception of the Facebook page called ‘Dr. Purabi’sHelp Desk https://www.facebook.com/DrPurabisHelpDesk/’ and the YouTube channel ‘Nowsheen Purabi, https://www.youtube.com/user/drpurabihelpdesk’ in November 2012, these online platforms have been delivering video contents, articles on adolescent-maternal-reproductive health, contraception, non-communicable disease prevention, vaccination, nutrition, and mental health.The data we have shown are taken from the analytics/ insights of Facebook page ‘Dr. Purabi’s Help Desk’ and YouTube channel ‘Nowsheen Purabi’. For Facebook page data, we have used the monthly insight report that Facebook provides every page owner. On the other hand, the YouTube data was taken from the channel analytics, which gives a lifetime data to the channel owner.Results: People from reproductive age (18-34 years old) mostly watch the YouTube contents, while same in Facebook Page. 64% men are somehow likely to be active in watching healthcare contents online. Contents are viewed by people from different parts of the world (Bangladesh 88%, India 8%, Saudi Arabia 1%, USA 1%, and Australia 1%). Almost 91% of the viewer uses their mobile phones; 6% use computers and 3% percent use tablets to watch the contents. 94% male and 6% females are engaged in the posts.Conclusion: If we can take necessary steps to engage more people in digital healthcare by lowering the internet price, we will be able to achieve SDG as well as UHC within a short time. We need the coordination of government and private initiatives to bridge the information gap between the healthcare professionals and the patients.International Journal of Human and Health Sciences Vol. 03 No. 04 October’19 Page : 201-206


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leigh Foran ◽  

HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), and malaria are considered the “big three” infectious diseases in global health. These illnesses alone account for nearly 3 million deaths every year, ravaging communities and countries around the world (National Center for Biotechnology Information, 2021). While this number alone is staggering, it is even more notable to observe exactly who is getting sick from these diseases. 95% of all AIDS victims, 98% of the world’s TB cases, and over 90% of the deaths from Malaria occurred in developing countries (National Center for Biotechnology Information, 2021).


2012 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 249-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanya Telfair Sharpe ◽  
Caroline Voûte ◽  
Michelle A. Rose ◽  
Janet Cleveland ◽  
Hazel D. Dean ◽  
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Author(s):  
Kia Lilly Caldwell

This book has examined some of the key issues shaping efforts to achieve gender and racial health equity in Brazil. While Brazil continues to face a number of challenges in fully achieving health equity, it is important to recognize areas in which substantial progress has been achieved. During the 1990s, Brazil’s public health policies and the establishment of the Unified Health System (SUS) placed the country far ahead of many of its Latin American neighbors, as well as more economically developed countries, such as the United States. In addition, Brazil’s pioneering HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment initiatives and notable successes in curbing the HIV/AIDS epidemic have served as important models globally....


2020 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Ina Tapager ◽  
Kristian Schultz Hansen ◽  
Karsten Vrangbæk

Abstract Chronic diseases are highly important for the future level and distribution of health and well-being in western societies. Consequently, it seems pertinent to assess not only efficiency of chronic care but also its impact on health equity. However, operationalisation of health equity has proven a challenging task. Challenges include identifying a relevant and measurable evaluative space. Various schools of thought in health economics have identified different outcomes of interest for equity assessment, with capabilities as a proposed alternative to more conventional economic conceptualisations. The aim of this paper is to contribute to the conceptualisation of health equity evaluation in the context of chronic disease management. We do this by firstly introducing an equity enquiry framework incorporating the capabilities approach. Secondly, we demonstrate the application and relevance of this framework through a content analysis of equity-related principles and aims in national chronic disease management guidelines and the national diabetes action plan in Denmark. Finally, we discuss how conceptualisations of equity focused on capabilities may be used in evaluation by scoping relevant operationalisations. A promising way forward in the context of chronic care evaluation may emerge from a combination of concepts of capabilities developed in economics, health sciences and psychology.


2016 ◽  
Vol 131 (4) ◽  
pp. 526-530 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donna Hubbard McCree ◽  
Linda Beer ◽  
Cynthia Prather ◽  
Zanetta Gant ◽  
Norma Harris ◽  
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