Comments on: Antiretroviral treatment (ART): things to look out for http://blog.givewell.org/2009/02/03/antiretroviral-treatment-art-things-to-look-out-for/ Exploring how to get real change for your dollar. Thu, 17 May 2012 06:56:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: Holden http://blog.givewell.org/2009/02/03/antiretroviral-treatment-art-things-to-look-out-for/#comment-255330 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:23:49 +0000 http://blog.givewell.org/2009/02/03/antiretroviral-treatment-art-things-to-look-out-for/#comment-255330 Hi Kris, it's a good question; we haven't looked into this, and may do so relatively soon. For most of our history we've relied on cost-effectiveness analysis done by other groups, and recently we've <a href="http://blog.givewell.org/2011/09/29/errors-in-dcp2-cost-effectiveness-estimate-for-deworming/" rel="nofollow">determined that we ought to be doing our own</a>. So far we've done this analysis only for our <a href="http://www.givewell.org/charities/top-charities" rel="nofollow">top charities</a> (which were identified as promising based partly on their choice of intervention); in the coming year we may be revisiting the question of what the most promising health interventions are, based on our own estimates rather than estimates from others (which may be out-of-date and/or flawed in non-transparent ways). Hi Kris, it’s a good question; we haven’t looked into this, and may do so relatively soon.

For most of our history we’ve relied on cost-effectiveness analysis done by other groups, and recently we’ve determined that we ought to be doing our own. So far we’ve done this analysis only for our top charities (which were identified as promising based partly on their choice of intervention); in the coming year we may be revisiting the question of what the most promising health interventions are, based on our own estimates rather than estimates from others (which may be out-of-date and/or flawed in non-transparent ways).

]]> by: Kris Zyp http://blog.givewell.org/2009/02/03/antiretroviral-treatment-art-things-to-look-out-for/#comment-253277 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 23:48:26 +0000 http://blog.givewell.org/2009/02/03/antiretroviral-treatment-art-things-to-look-out-for/#comment-253277 I am curious if the recent (more recent than this post anyway) studies demonstrating that ART can reduce HIV transmission by 73-96% would significantly alter the cost effectiveness estimates of these types of programs? I am curious if the recent (more recent than this post anyway) studies demonstrating that ART can reduce HIV transmission by 73-96% would significantly alter the cost effectiveness estimates of these types of programs?

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