TY  - BOOK
AU  - Revenga, Ana
AU  - Masaki, Emiko
AU  - Over, Mead
AU  - Peerapatanapokin, Wiwat
AU  - Gold, Julian
AU  - Tangcharoensathien, Viroj
AU  - Thanprasertsuk, Sombat
TI  - The Economics of effective AIDS treatment: evaluating policy options for Thailand
SN  - 0821367552
U1  - 362.196 
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Washington, D. C.
PB  - World Bank
KW  - AIDS (Disease) - Economic aspects
KW  - AIDS (Disease) Prevention
N2  - HIV is the leading cause of premature death in Thailand. Since the first case of AIDS was reported in 1984, more than one million Thais have become infected. The social, human, and economic costs of this burden are enormous. This book presents the results of a joint study between the World Bank and the Ministry of Health of the Royal Thai Government (RTG) to assess the likely benefits, costs, and consequences of the government's 2003 initiative to expand public provision of antiretroviral therapy (ART)
ER  -