THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSES TO AIDS:

REPRESENTATIONS OF THE DISEASE AND THE POWER OF ACTIVISM (1982-1996)

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Keywords:

Aids; representation of Aids; activism; NGOs-Aids treatment-prevention.

Abstract

The proposal of this article consists of a literature review on the construction of the Brazilian Government's responses to HIV/AIDS between 1983, when the first cases of HIV infection in the country were registered, and 1996, when it was implemented in the Unified Health System (SUS), the policy of universal access to antiretroviral therapy. These are studies (of humanities, social sciences, social medicine, and collective health) that address, in this context, the fight against AIDS and the elaboration of public policies for treatment and prevention. We will emphasize how, in these works, the authors considered as fundamental components for their analyses: the social representations of AIDS and the actions of activists and NGOs/AIDS that subverted the logic of verticality (from the top to the bottom) of power and were decisive forces for the State to draw up strong policies for prevention, treatment and assistance based on the principles of health reform and the SUS.

 

 

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Published

2022-10-01

How to Cite

Teixeira de Lima, A. C. (2022). THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT’S RESPONSES TO AIDS:: REPRESENTATIONS OF THE DISEASE AND THE POWER OF ACTIVISM (1982-1996). Humanidades Em Revista, 4(1), 131–145. Retrieved from https://seer.unirio.br/hr/article/view/11505