Table 1.

Examples of RWD that would inform global health research and development for infectious disease

Data type	Sources and current availability
Global Burden of Disease	WHO, IHMEa (Lancet publications and on‐line); Academic centers of excellence through country‐specific alliances (e.g., LSHTM)
DALY estimates	IHME (GBD project)
Population risk factors	IHME, GHDx; CDC and equivalent country‐specific organizations
Force of infection	Clinical trial data (disease networks, publications); Academic centers (e.g., Imperial College, Institute Pasteur); IDM
Longitudinal patient‐level data	Clinical trial data (CPTR, TB, and malaria networks); EHR data (India only); Natural History Data (CDC and equivalents, foundationsa)

CDC, Centers for Disease Control; CPTR, Critical Path to TB Drug Regimens; DALY, disability‐adjusted life year; EHR, electronic health record; GBD, global burden of disease; GHDx, Global Health Data Exchange; IDM, Institute for Disease Modeling; IHME, Institute for Health Metric Evaluation; LSHTM, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; RWD, real‐world data; TB, tuberculosis; WHO, World Health Organization.

^aFor example, KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, The Hague, The Netherlands.