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In the absence of an effective cure or vaccine for AIDS, prevention still stands out as the only way to combat the spread of the epidemic. WHO has developed a Global Programme on AIDS for this purpose, and all countries in Europe are by now engaged in fighting the disease through a range of prophylactic methods.
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Lagergren, M. (1990). The Economic Analysis of Prevention of HIV Infection: Evaluation of Programmes and Decision Support for Priority Setting in Health Policy. Case Study. Sweden. In: Schwefel, D., Leidl, R., Rovira, J., Drummond, M.F. (eds) Economic Aspects of AIDS and HIV Infection. Health Systems Research. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84089-0_12
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