Typically, Western governments have aimed to construct consensus over HIV/AIDS policy. The history of policy formation in New Zealand is examined, and is found to reflect the general pattern. There was a deliberate strategy designed to establish the broadest possible consensus. However, partly because of this breadth, the consensus was nevertheless fraught with contradiction and tension.
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March 2025
Urban Health Lab, Department of Public Health Sciences, Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
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Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Department of Public Health, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Türkiye.
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January 2025
Division of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health Science, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA.
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an effective strategy in reducing HIV transmission, yet its uptake remains suboptimal. Health care providers play a vital role in facilitating PrEP access and care. This qualitative study explores health care providers' perspectives on the oral PrEP care continuum for adults, emphasizing barriers, facilitators, and missed opportunities in PrEP implementation.
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Division of HIV, ID, and Global Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA.
Long-acting injectables (LAIs) for HIV prevention and treatment could dramatically improve health outcomes and health equity for people with HIV and those who could benefit from pre-exposure prophylaxis. Despite widespread acceptability and demand by providers and potential users of LAIs, implementation has been extremely limited since the introduction of cabotegravir/rilpivirine, the first LAI for HIV treatment, in January 2021, and long-acting cabotegravir, the first LAI for HIV prevention, in December 2021. We report results of a provider survey, conducted by the HIV Medicine Association, which identified LAI implementation barriers related to health insurance processes, staffing and administrative support, drug costs and acquisition, and access for individuals who are uninsured.
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