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This article presents scenarios regarding the short- to medium-term future of South Africa’s response to HIV and AIDS. Policy demands, tensions and outcomes will be determined by how effectively the country responds to the particular challenges of inequalities in human resources management, financing and general health systems strengthening. Policymakers need to take particular cognizance of the inequities within South African society in general, and in the health system in particular.
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The authors thank Leigh Johnson (Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research, University of Cape Town) and Marisa Casale (Health Economics and HIV and AIDS Research Division, Durban) for their constructive inputs in the preparation of this piece. All errors remain their own.
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Presents scenarios regarding the short- to medium-term future of South Africa's response to HIV and AIDS and provides key insights on the complexities of policy choices for an effective response to the epidemic
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Swart, C., Fourie, P. South Africa’s AIDS Governance: Two scenarios towards 2019. Development 57, 618–624 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1057/dev.2015.37
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