Case Histories of Significant Medical Advances: HIV Tests and AIDS Treatments
Harvard Business School Accounting & Management Unit Working Paper No. 20-007
Harvard Business School General Management Unit Working Paper No. 20-007
24 Pages Posted: 1 Aug 2019 Last revised: 9 Jun 2021
Date Written: May 15, 2021
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
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