Futures Institute

HIV/AIDS

Futures Institute specializes in the design and implementation of public health and social programs for developing countries. We focus on developing and applying models for long-range planning, which includes setting goals, strategies, and objectives. It assists in both developing and implementing programs in HIV/AIDS, reproductive health, maternal health and other programming areas. It works with government agencies, foundations, corporations, and nongovernmental organizations around the world.

Areas of program concentration include family planning and reproductive health, maternal and child health, the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS, and infectious diseases. With staff based in the United States and Mexico, we work collaboratively with our in-country counterparts to improve policies and programs that address population issues, reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, infectious diseases, and maternal and child health.

This work has been funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Futures Institute

This website is organized around five key questions related to the future commitment
of providing anti-retroviral therapy:

1. One Person on ART
What is the cost of maintaining one person on ART?

2. Cost to Maintain
How much will it cost to support the current three million patients on ART for
as long as they need it?

3. Funding Needs
What funding will be required to scale-up ART coverage?

4. Funding Available
How many people can be supported on treatment with currently available funding?

5. Impact of Prevention
What is the effect of scaling-up prevention efforts on future funding requirements
for ART?

More Information

Stover J and Bollinger L. The Costs of Anti-Retroviral Therapy in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Present Commitments and Future Needs.