Benjamin Mason Meier, Adriane Gelpi, Matthew Kavanagh, Lisa Forman & Joseph Amon
The HIV/AIDS pandemic has operationalized human rights for public health. Through the progression of HIV/AIDS policy, institutions of global health governance have looked to human rights in framing the global response. Human rights have played an influential role in framing governmental, intergovernmental, and nongovernmental responses to the pandemic, employed as a means to create accountability for HIV prevention, treatment, care, and support for all. As a clinical cure comes within reach, human rights will be central to realizing access to such a prospective HIV cure. Building upon the evolving development and implementation of the human right to health in the HIV/AIDS response, this article conceptualizes a human rights research agenda to prepare for HIV cure access, investigating the role of human rights in defining government obligations, allocating scarce resources, and engaging civil society.
