HIV/AIDS: A Linchpin for Universal Health Coverage
On World AIDS Day 2014 we shouldn't forget the huge progress which had been made during last decades regarding the AIDS repsonse.
Despite the fact "that the unprecedented attention and funding for HIV have created a major imbalance in the global health agenda by reinforcing a “vertical program” orientation" it is important to acknowledge the catalytic role that the HIV and AIDS response has played and still plays by building up stronger health facilities not only for AIDS but also for a wide range of other major diseases. (World Bank, December 2014)