HIV Screening and Access to Care
Subtitle: Health Care System Capacity for Increased HIV Testing and Provision of Care
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2011
Language: eng
Number of pages: 114
ISBN-13: 9780309185073
Subjects: Hiv-positive persons; Hiv infections; Aids (disease), patients; Medical care, united states
Description: Increased HIV screening may help identify more people with the disease, but there may not be enough resources to provide them with the care they need. The Institute of Medicine's Committee on HIV Screening and Access to Care concludes that more practitioners must be trained in HIV/AIDS care and treatment and their hospitals, clinics, and health departments must receive sufficient funding to meet a growing demand for care.