Understanding and comparing HIV-related law and policy environments: cross-national data and accountability for the global AIDS response.

ABSTRACT: Law and policy differences help explain why, as HIV-related science has advanced swiftly, some countries have realised remarkable progress on AIDS while others see expanding epidemics. We describe the structure and findings of a new dataset and research platform, the HIV Policy Lab, which fills an important knowledge gap by measuring the HIV-related policy environment across 33 indicators and 194 countries over time, with online access and visualisation. Cross-national indicators can be critical tools in international governance-building social power to monitor state behaviour with the potential to change policy and improve domestic accountability. This new and evolving effort collects data about policy through review of legal documents, official government reports and systematic review of

SUBMITTER: Kavanagh MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7528353 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature