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    Evolving Human Rights and the Science of Antiretroviral Medicine

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    Kavanagh, Matthew
    Cohn, Jennifer
    Mabote, Lynette
    Meier, Benjamin Mason
    Williams, Brian
    Russell, Asia
    Sikwese, Kenly
    Baker, Brook
    Issue Date
    2015-06-11
    
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    Health and Human Rights
    Abstract
    Recent years have seen significant advances in the science of using antiretroviral medicines (ARVs) to fight HIV. Where not long ago ARVs were used late in disease to prevent sick people from dying, today people living with HIV can use ARVs to achieve viral suppression early in the course of disease. This article reviews the mounting new scientific evidence of major clinical and prevention ARV benefits. This has changed the logic of the AIDS response, eliminating competition between "treatment" and "prevention" and encouraging early initiation of treatment for individual and public health benefit. These breakthroughs have implications for the health-related human rights duties of States. With medical advance, the "highest attainable standard" of health has taken a leap, and with it the rights obligations of States. We argue that access to early treatment for all is now a core State obligation and restricting access to, or failing to provide accurate information about, it violates both individual and collective rights. In a context of real political and technical challenges, however, in this article we review the policy implications of evolving human rights obligations given the new science. National and international legal standards require action on budget, health and intellectual property policy, which we outline.
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    Harvard University Press
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10144/561280
    PubMed ID
    26204587
    Language
    en
    ISSN
    2150-4113
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