Economic Returns to Investment in AIDS Treatment in Low and Middle Income Countries
Resch S, Korenromp E, Stover J, Blakley M, Krubiner C, Thorien K, Hecht R, Atun R. Economic Returns to Investment in AIDS Treatment in Low and Middle Income Countries. PLOS ONE 2011, 6: e25310. PMID: 21998648, PMCID: PMC3187775, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0025310.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle-income countriesAIDS treatmentProgram costsIncome countriesLarge health gainsAntiretroviral therapyHIV infectionOpportunistic infectionsGlobal FundLife careMedical treatmentAIDS diseaseTreatment programHealth gainsCurrent cohortTotal program costsTreatmentPatientsCohortInfectionCareEnd 2011Same periodEconomic benefitsLabor productivity effects