USAID research investments made over several decades have led to products that now reach millions, saving lives throughout the developing world – oral rehydration salts, vitamin A, auto-disable syringes, and vaccine vial monitors, to name a few. This report describes USAID's proactive strategy for using research funds and provides a plan for stimulating the development and introduction of key products to address diseases affecting the developing world and countries in transition. "Current and future USAID-supported research will help ensure that:
• A vaccine against HIV/AIDS will be developed that is appropriate for use in developing countries
• A new microbicide will be developed that is acceptable to women in Africa
• A vaccine will protect children from the devastation of malaria
• New products will improve the performance and public health impact of country-level tuberculosis programs and mitigate the risks of drug resistance
• New contraceptives will be available, appropriate, and accessible for the more than 123 million women seeking to prevent pregnancy and not currently using family planning
• Simple new interventions will be available to save the lives of mothers, newborns and children in communities throughout the world"
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