Blog
Jul 28 2008
Welcome!
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Welcome to the "The Systems View on HIV/AIDS: A Health Systems 20/20 Blog". This forum was launched on the occasion of the XVIIth International AIDS Conference to stimulate discussion and debate on how best to bring a health systems approach to the HIV/AIDS topic area; going beyond what Ambassador Dybul has called the "sterile" debate of vertical vs. horizontal programming to take in a view of the entire health system. With such a view, it is possible that we will conduct planning and implementation such that the global HIV/AIDS effort strengthens the systems for quality interventions in prevention, care, and treatment - not just for HIV/AIDS, but for all the diseases and conditions that cause morbidity and mortality in the developing world.
The natural links between the “vertical” and “horizontal” approaches
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There has been a long debate about which strategy, i.e. the “vertical” or “horizontal” approach, would provide health care services more effectively and efficiently in developing countries.
