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. 2012 Feb;9(2):e1001174.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001174. Epub 2012 Feb 14.

The evolving landscape of the economics of HIV treatment and prevention

Bohdan Nosyk  1 , Julio S G Montaner
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The evolving landscape of the economics of HIV treatment and prevention

Bohdan Nosyk et al. PLoS Med. 2012 Feb.

Abstract

Bohdan Nosyk and Julio Montaner argue that the cost-effectiveness of HAART roll out has been significantly underestimated because economic analyses haven't yet taken into account the beneficial impact of HAART on HIV transmission.

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Conflict of interest statement

BN is a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Bisby Fellow, and also supported by a postdoctoral fellowship from the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research. Since 2011, JSGM has received grants from antiretroviral manufacturers Abbott, Biolytical, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Gilead Sciences, Janssen, Merck, and ViiV Healthcare. JSGM is also supported by the Ministry of Health Services and the Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport, Province of British Columbia, Canada (2009); by a Knowledge Translation Award from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR-2010); and through an Avant-Garde Award (No. 1DP1DA026182-01) from the National Institute of Drug Abuse at the US National Institutes of Health (2008–2013). During 2011 to present, JSGM has received support from the International AIDS Society, United Nations AIDS Program, World Health Organization, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health Research-Office of AIDS Research, National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases, The United States President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPfAR), Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, French National Agency for Research on AIDS & Viral Hepatitis (ANRS), and Public Health Agency of Canada.

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