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Decent Care for People Living with HIV: What Are We Waiting For?

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It is an old truism that a society is only as healthy as its sickest members. One can judge the humanity of individuals and societies by how well they treat those who are weakest and most vulnerable. Together, these two concepts provide a global lens through which to view the concept of decent care. Decent care is a belief that access to health should be universal and within the reach of even the most marginalized individuals.

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  1. Anne-christine d¡¦Adesky
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  2. Kathryn Anastos
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. World Health Organization headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland

    Ted Karpf MTh (partnerships officer in the Office of the Director-General’s Representative for Partnerships and UN Reform) (partnerships officer in the Office of the Director-General’s Representative for Partnerships and UN Reform)

  2. Ethics Group, American Medical Association, USA

    J. Todd Ferguson MA, PhD (Research Associate) (Research Associate)

  3. Duke Divinity School, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA

    Robin Swift MPH (Director of the Clergy Health Initiative) (Director of the Clergy Health Initiative)

  4. Communicable Diseases Unit, WHO Regional Office for Europe, USA

    Jeffrey V. Lazarus PhD, MSc, MA (faculty) (faculty)

  5. Copenhagen University, Denmark

    Jeffrey V. Lazarus PhD, MSc, MA (faculty) (faculty)

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© 2008 Ted Karpf, J. Todd Ferguson, Robin Swift and Jeffrey V. Lazarus

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d¡¦Adesky, Ac., Anastos, K. (2008). Decent Care for People Living with HIV: What Are We Waiting For?. In: Karpf, T., Ferguson, J.T., Swift, R., Lazarus, J.V. (eds) Restoring Hope. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230595217_7

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