Publications
Publications
- 2021
- HBS Working Paper Series
HIV Tests and AIDS Treatments: Case Histories of Significant Medical Advances
By: Amar Bhidé, Srikant M. Datar and Katherine Stebbins
Abstract
We describe how a diverse cast of characters including public health organizations, research laboratories, for-profit health care companies, activists and regulators, rolled back the outbreak of HIV/AIDS in just fifteen years. Moreover, as the case history shows, a stunning reduction in deaths from the diseases was accomplished largely through accretive advances—without developing a vaccine, an unambiguous test, or a complete cure.
Keywords
Health Care and Treatment; Technological Innovation; Innovation Strategy; Technology Adoption; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Invention; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms
Citation
Bhidé, Amar, Srikant M. Datar, and Katherine Stebbins. "HIV Tests and AIDS Treatments: Case Histories of Significant Medical Advances." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-007, July 2019. (Revised May 2021.)
