Report of the Working Group on Social/Human Issues to the National Commission onAIDS

摘要

The National Commission on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome's Working Group onSocial/Human Issues has attempted to address and take action on a variety of issues which concern both people living with, or at risk of, HIV disease, and those who provide care and services to these individuals, on the most basic human and social levels. These issues concern the nation's capacity to provide care and services and its ability to recognize the needs and maintain the dignity of individuals with HIV disease when the authors provide these services. The recent advancements in the treatment of HIV disease are extremely heartening, but also give rise to a number of questions, such as: What services are needed; How will the authors meet the challenges of providing these services; And, how will they pay for the provision of these services. The Working Group has explored these questions carefully and has adopted a series of recommendations based on their hearings, site visits and meetings with experts in a variety of fields, including individuals living with HIV disease which are presented in the report.