The global HIV pandemic continues, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. By 2025, 40 million people will be living with HIV. The global cost of the pandemic is in the hundreds of billions of dollars. Better treatment means more people are living longer and costs will increase. The use​ of existing and emerging technologies is rare. Research institutions don’t share data. Data that drive US HIV policy in 2019 are from 2017 because of the time it takes for the CDC and NIH to combine data. The are many opportunities for big data, ML and AI to have a ​broader and continued impact on the HIV crisis. The use of these technologies can identify new avenues of research and help prioritize and focus efforts. We are starting to see these technologies used more and more. Several case studies will be presented. For example, advances in HIV vaccine research by Dr. David Heckerman; research at UCLA and Georgetown University looking at how social media can be used for tracking and predicting the spread of the epidemic; and work by researchers to improve care utilization in South Carolina. The opportunities for commercial and non-profit ventures to apply existing and emerging technologies like big data, ML and AI are countless. Tech4HIV is an organization working to drive these efforts into the tech sector and provides opportunities and resources for engagement.

1. HowTechnology Can Help Defeat HIV
Kyle Smith

2. Significant progress in treatment and prevention with
antiretroviral therapies
23.3 million people are onARV treatment
37.9 million people are living with HIV
http://aidsinfo.unaids.org/
State of the HIV Pandemic andTech Response

3. Significant progress in treatment and prevention with antiretroviral therapies
23.3 million people are onARV treatment
37.9 million people are living with HIV
1.7 million people became newly-infected with HIV in 2018
Nearly half of new cases were from Sub-SaharanAfrica
Stigma continues to be a key deterrent to treatment and prevention
8.1 million people don’t know they are living with HIV
http://aidsinfo.unaids.org/
State of the HIV Pandemic andTech Response

4. Significant progress in treatment and prevention with antiretroviral therapies
23.3 million people are onARV treatment
37.9 million people are living with HIV
1.7 million people became newly-infected with HIV in 2018
Nearly half of new cases were from Sub-SaharanAfrica
Stigma continues to be a key deterrent to treatment and prevention
8.1 million people don’t know they are living with HIV
Technology has driven some of the most important breakthroughs
in biomed research
Little attention has focused on improving delivery and impact of these advances
Existing and emerging technology solutions will have significant impact when
implemented more broadly, collaboratively, and at scale
http://aidsinfo.unaids.org/
State of the HIV Pandemic andTech Response

5. Significant progress in treatment and prevention with antiretroviral therapies
23.3 million people are onARV treatment
37.9 million people are living with HIV
1.7 million people became newly-infected with HIV in 2018
Nearly half of new cases were from Sub-SaharanAfrica
Stigma continues to be a key deterrent to treatment and prevention
8.1 million people don’t know they are living with HIV
Technology has driven some of the most important breakthroughs
in biomed research
Little attention has focused on improving delivery and impact of these advances
Existing and emerging technology solutions will have significant impact when
implemented more broadly, collaboratively, and at scale
http://aidsinfo.unaids.org/
State of the HIV Pandemic andTech Response
The search for
a cure and a
vaccine
continues.

6. Logistics Management
Optimize distribution and management of inventory
• Understand how to best distribute inventory of prevention and treatment
medications (or physical inventory of any type)
• Optimize cost of distribution
Expected Outcomes:
Improve access to and usage of prevention
and treatment therapies
Reduction in wasted inventory
Decrease cost of distribution

7. Mobile Apps
Increase access to prevention and treatment in stigmatized communities
• Identify safe-space healthcare (including mental health)
providers
• Locate local resources and services
• Facilitate access to reliable information about prevention and
treatment
Expected Outcomes:
Improve access to and usage of PrEP
Increase rate of testing
More people receiving treatment
Reduce time in identifying and treating new cases

8. Big Data,Analytics, AI, ML
• A researcher will have access to significantly more data than they do
today
• Analytics tools will enable deeper and more insightful analysis of data
• Predictive modeling technologies will help prioritize
• ML and AI could lead to more significant breakthroughs
Expected Outcomes:
Accelerate discoveries and breakthroughs
Identify new avenues of research
Bring attention to the most promising

9. Customer Relationship Management
Automate and scale communications to partners and donors
• Easily manage distribution of outreach materials, newsletters, etc.
• Manage donors and automate campaigns to maintain engagement
ExpectedOutcomes:
Expand donor base
Increase in average annual donor contribution
Broader distribution of information

10. Support the battle against the pandemic financially
Excellent options includeThe Global Fund, International AIDS Society, and UNAIDS
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Call to Action
Join the Tech4HIV effort
We need data scientists, ML and AI experts, and every other tech role to join us in bringing
existing and emerging technologies to bear against HIV
Evangelize theTech4HIV effort
Sponsor a research organization or NGO/nonprofit through use of your software
Partner with us to produce case studies
Learn more at http://tech4hiv.org/techsupport