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The Challenge of Sustainability: The Impact of DREAM Programme on the Social, Economic and Working Conditions of Patients with HIV/AIDS

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Abbreviations

AIDS:

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

ARV:

Antiretroviral

BMI:

Body mass index

CSDH:

Commission on Social Determinants of Health

VL:

Viral load

DALY:

Disability-adjusted life years

DREAM:

Drug Resource Enhancement against AIDS and Malnutrition

HAART:

Highly active antiretroviral treatment

Hb:

Haemoglobin

HDI:

Human Development Index

HIV:

Human immunodeficiency virus

LPS:

Livestock price survey

MWK:

Malawian Kwacha

NAC:

National Aids Commission (Malawi)

NACP:

National AIDS Control Programme (Malawi)

GDP:

Gross domestic product

LDC:

Least developed countries

PPP:

Purchasing power parity

UN:

United Nations

UNAIDS:

Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS

UNDP:

United Nations Development Programme

UNFPA:

United Nations Population Fund

UNICEF:

United Nations Children’s Fund

WB:

World Bank

WHO:

World Health Organization

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Orlando, S. (2018). The Challenge of Sustainability: The Impact of DREAM Programme on the Social, Economic and Working Conditions of Patients with HIV/AIDS. In: Bartolo, M., Ferrari, F. (eds) Multidisciplinary Teleconsultation in Developing Countries. TELe-Health. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72763-9_8

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