[Therapeutic activism and health democracy: lessons from the fight against AIDS]

Benjamin Derbez

doi:10.1016/j.revinf.2022.12.005

[Therapeutic activism and health democracy: lessons from the fight against AIDS]

Rev Infirm. 2022 Dec;71(286):22-24. doi: 10.1016/j.revinf.2022.12.005. Epub 2022 Dec 12.

[Article in French]

Author

Benjamin Derbez¹

Affiliation

¹ Université Paris 8, Cresppa-CSU59-61 rue Pouchet, 75849 Paris Cedex 17, France. Electronic address: benjamin.derbez@univ-brest.fr.

PMID: 36642466
DOI: 10.1016/j.revinf.2022.12.005

Abstract

The "great AIDS patient revolt" had a major impact on the world of health care in Western countries. It is considered to be one of the social factors that led to the emergence of the notion of health democracy at the turn of the century. A look back at a historic struggle.

Keywords: AIDS; HIV; VIH; fight; lutte; mobilisation sociale; patient; recherche; research; sida; social mobilization.

Publication types

English Abstract

MeSH terms

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome* / history
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome* / therapy
Democracy
HIV Infections / history
HIV Infections / therapy
Health Inequities
Health Services Accessibility* / history
Health Services Accessibility* / standards
History, 20th Century
History, 21st Century
Humans
Political Activism*
Social Determinants of Health / history
Social Determinants of Health / standards