Principles, issues and options for strengthening health systems for treatment access and equitable responses to HIV and AIDS in southern Africa

This summary document presents: the principles for ensuring universal treatment access through sustainable public health systems; the major findings and issues from the work carried out in southern Africa on equity in health sector responses to HIV and AIDS, particularly in terms of access to antiretroviral treatment; and the key challenges for follow up work identified at the southern African regional meeting on Strengthening health systems for treatment access and equitable responses to HIV/AIDS in Harare, Zimbabwe, February 2004 [Publisher's abstract]