The AIDS Research Model
Implications for Other Infectious Diseases of Global Health Importance
- Gregory K. Folkers, MS, MPH;
- Anthony S. Fauci, MD
- Author Affiliations: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md.
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- KEYWORDS:
- acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
- cost-benefit analysis
- hiv infections
- public health
- research
- world health
The evolution of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) as a global pandemic has heightened awareness of the persistent threat posed by established, emerging, and re-emerging infectious diseases of global health importance.1 Examples of such diseases include resurgent endemic diseases such as malaria and tuberculosis, newly recognized conditions such as liver disease due to hepatitis C virus, and diseases such as West Nile fever and dengue, which have appeared in previously uninvolved geographical settings. In addition, endemic conditions such as acute respiratory infections, diarrheal diseases, and measles remain leading causes of illness and death worldwide.2
Each of these global health threats requires a multifaceted response involving a variety of public health measures, such as surveillance; public education and other prevention efforts; vector control; sanitation; programs to improve nutritional status; and the efficient provision of health services, including available treatments and vaccines.3 More broadly, alleviation of poverty and economic …
