Question

The "3 by 5" initiative in the AIDS control programme refers to?

• A. Providing 3 million people treatment by the end of 2005
• B. Providing treatment to 3 out of 5 patients
• C. Reducing the incidence of AIDS by 3% by 2005
• D. All of the above

Hint:

Decode the two numbers literally: 3 million people, by the year 2005.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: The "3 by 5" slogan is decoded directly from its figures: treat 3 million, by the year 2005.

Step 2: It was a joint WHO and UNAIDS target announced in December 2003 to scale up antiretroviral therapy to 3 million HIV-positive people in low and middle income countries by end of 2005, as a stepping stone toward universal ART access.

Step 3: The strategy rested on five pillars including simplified ART tools, a reliable medicine supply service, knowledge dissemination, sustained country support, and global leadership. The distractor ratios and percentages do not match this definition.

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