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The Brazilian Response to AIDS from the 1980s to 2010: Civil Society Mobilization and AIDS Policy

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: Brazil is renowned for its progressive and early response to the AIDS epidemic. Brazil was among the first countries to provide free and universal access to AIDS treatment. This article discusses Brazil's evolving civil society movement related to HIV/AIDS and explains its critical role in developing Brazil's HIV/AIDS policies and the country's National AIDS Program. This article examines these developments in historical context and argues that the Brazilian response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic was strongly influenced by the interaction of civil society institutions with nascent democratic institutions that stemmed from Brazil's two decadelong process of democratization. Brazil's domestic institutions, in turn, had lasting impacts on global health institutions.

Source: Americanae (AECID Library)

Authors: Jane Galvão, Francisco Inácio Bastos, Amy Nunn

Language: English

Topic: HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses

Subfield: Economics and Econometrics

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Good health and well-being, Partnerships for the goals, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2262274432

FWCI: 1.387

Cites: 27

Cited by: 10

Related to: 10