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In 2003, the World Health Organization launched the “3 by 5” initiative, with the goal to get three million people in resource-limited countries on antiretroviral therapy by the end of 2005. Jim Yong Kim, co-founder of Partners in Health, was tapped to lead this effort. The 3 by 5 program defined AIDS as an acute crisis and approached its treatment as emergency disaster relief. Although the program fell short of its target, it has helped spur a tremendous expansion of HIV treatment throughout the world, mobilized commitment to achieving broader access, and provided a foundation for achieving universal access to antiretroviral therapy in the near future. Dr. Kim, who has returned to Harvard, talked to HMI World about the lessons produced by the 3 by 5 initiative.
What do you think?
HMI World invites reader responses.
A new hospital for Dubai
State-of-the-art medical campus will break down barriers between specialties and foster true multidisciplinary care
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New foundation to spur research opportunities for Gulf Region scientists
Dubai Harvard Foundation for Medical Research will focus on developing scientific leaders who will build a life sciences research infrastructure in the Middle East
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Dresden educators work to advance clinical training
Faculty from Dresden came to HMI to discuss two major challenges: how to better integrate teaching with clinical care and develop advanced faculty development programs
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A message to HMI World readers—and a special survey
Nursing professional development tops Wockhardt agenda
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HMS faculty member joins TMDU medical education initiative during visiting professorship
Students from Taiwan see differences in practice, lifestyle through exchange program
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Robot technology helps physicians in new Acibadem hospital get around
Education calendar: A roundup of upcoming courses and events
A group of faculty from the University of California-San Francisco describe how interprofessional collaboration is reshaping education
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Upcoming courses and
events
Program for Educators in the Health Professions
Two-part program with sessions January 14-24 and May 20-25, 2007
Boston, MA
Deadline to apply:
September 15, 2006
Program for Leaders in
Health Care Education
Boston, MA
June 17-22, 2007
Deadline to apply:
March 15, 2007
Atrial fibrillation: Beyond drug therapies?
Harvard Health Letter
Minding your mind: How to keep your brain young with proper care and feeding
Harvard Men’s Health Watch
Insulin by inhaler: New option for diabetes treatment
Harvard Women’s Health Watch
Studies unmask undercover asthma agent
Focus
Exercise cuts risk of sudden cardiac death
Harvard Gazette
Pin1 enzyme key in preventing Alzheimer's onset
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Seven children doing well with laboratory-grown organs
Children’s Hospital
Gene chips aid drug search in rare cancers
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
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