The Decentralized Institutes of Health (DIH) is reimagined as a global treasury dedicated to financing a revolution in medical research. Its core mission is to fund the dFDA ecosystem by providing patient subsidies, financing infrastructure development, and incentivizing innovation through bounties and prizes.
The DIH operates not as a research body itself, but as the central financial engine that makes the dFDA's mission possible, breaking down the economic barriers that have slowed the war on disease for decades.
The cornerstone of the DIH's mission is to ensure that no patient is denied access to a promising trial due to cost. The DIH acts as the source of patient subsidies for participation in all trials on the dFDA Platform.
Subsidies are not allocated uniformly; they are proportional to the expected value to society of a patient's participation. This creates a powerful incentive for researchers to focus on high-impact projects. The algorithm for calculating subsidies prioritizes trials based on a combination of factors:
This model ensures that funding flows to the research that society needs most.
Beyond patient subsidies, the DIH Treasury is responsible for the growth and maintenance of the entire dFDA ecosystem. It achieves this through a DAO-governed funding model for:
To raise its initial and ongoing capital, the DIH will issue $VICTORY Bonds, an instrument modeled directly on the War Bonds of World War II.
Just as citizens once invested in their nation's victory in wartime, they can now invest directly in the victory over humanity's oldest enemies: cancer, Alzheimer's, heart disease, and thousands of other afflictions. Selling these bonds allows the DIH to raise a substantial treasury upfront, enabling it to immediately begin funding subsidies and development without waiting for treaty contributions to accumulate.
The financial model is made sustainable through the 1% Treaty. The capital contributions made by signatory nations who pledge 1% of their military budgets are used to repay the $VICTORY Bond holders over time, with interest.
This creates a virtuous cycle:
$VICTORY Bonds, funding the war on disease.While the subsidy allocation is algorithmic, the governance of the DIH Treasury's other functions—such as prioritizing infrastructure projects, setting prize terms, and approving bounty payouts—is managed by a Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO). Stakeholders in the dFDA ecosystem, potentially including $VICTORY Bond holders, can participate in governance decisions, ensuring the Treasury remains aligned with the community's interests and priorities.