Mapping regional funding for COVID-19 research in the Asia-Pacific region
Introduction The Global Research Collaboration for Infectious Disease Preparedness (GloPID-R) is a network of funders supporting research on infectious diseases of epidemic/pandemic potential. GloPID-R is establishing regional hubs to strengthen stakeholder engagement particularly among low-income a...
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| description | Introduction The Global Research Collaboration for Infectious Disease Preparedness (GloPID-R) is a network of funders supporting research on infectious diseases of epidemic/pandemic potential. GloPID-R is establishing regional hubs to strengthen stakeholder engagement particularly among low-income and middle-income countries. The first pilot hub, led from Republic of Korea (South Korea), has been launched in the Asia-Pacific region, a region highly prone to outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases. We present findings of mapping research undertaken in support of the hub’s development.Methods We analysed five COVID-19 research databases in September 2022 to identify research funders and intermediary funding sources supporting research in infectious diseases in the Asia-Pacific region. This was complemented with an in-depth analysis of the UK Collaborative on Development Research (UKCDR) and GloPID-R COVID-19 Research Project Tracker to assess the alignment of funded projects in the region to the WHO COVID-19 research priorities.Results We identified 453 funders and funding sources supporting COVID-19 research in the Asia-Pacific Region including public, private and philanthropic organisations and universities. However, these organisations were clustered in few countries in the region. The in-depth analysis of the UKCDR and GloPID-R COVID-19 Research project Tracker found limited research involving Asia-Pacific countries with the 117 funders supporting these projects investing at least US$604m in COVID-19 research in the region. Social Sciences was the dominant theme on which funded projects focused whereas the priority areas with the least number of projects were research on ‘animal and environmental health’ and ‘ethics considerations for research’.Conclusion Our analyses show the diversity of funding sources for research on infectious diseases in the Asia-Pacific region. Engagement between multiple actors in the health research system is likely to promote enhanced coordination for greater research impact. GloPID-R’s Asia-Pacific regional hub aims to support activities for the enhancement of preparedness for outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases in the region. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5debf8e639344cd68e8bba2b339b82af2023-12-02T14:35:07ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Global Health2059-79082023-11-0181110.1136/bmjgh-2023-013551Mapping regional funding for COVID-19 research in the Asia-Pacific regionAlice Norton0Emilia Antonio1Jieun Lee2Nicolas Pulik3Tanu Soni4Hans-Eckhardt Hagen5Choong-Min Ryu6GloPID-R Research and Policy Team, Policy and Practice Research Group, Pandemic Sciences Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UKGloPID-R Research and Policy Team, Policy and Practice Research Group, Pandemic Sciences Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UKInfectious Disease Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, KoreaStratégie et Partenariats, ANRS | Maladies infectieuses émergentes, Paris, FranceGloPID-R Research and Policy Team, Policy and Practice Research Group, Pandemic Sciences Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UKGloPID-R, Charite University Hospital Berlin Center 11 for Global Health, Berlin, GermanyInfectious Disease Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, KoreaIntroduction The Global Research Collaboration for Infectious Disease Preparedness (GloPID-R) is a network of funders supporting research on infectious diseases of epidemic/pandemic potential. GloPID-R is establishing regional hubs to strengthen stakeholder engagement particularly among low-income and middle-income countries. The first pilot hub, led from Republic of Korea (South Korea), has been launched in the Asia-Pacific region, a region highly prone to outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases. We present findings of mapping research undertaken in support of the hub’s development.Methods We analysed five COVID-19 research databases in September 2022 to identify research funders and intermediary funding sources supporting research in infectious diseases in the Asia-Pacific region. This was complemented with an in-depth analysis of the UK Collaborative on Development Research (UKCDR) and GloPID-R COVID-19 Research Project Tracker to assess the alignment of funded projects in the region to the WHO COVID-19 research priorities.Results We identified 453 funders and funding sources supporting COVID-19 research in the Asia-Pacific Region including public, private and philanthropic organisations and universities. However, these organisations were clustered in few countries in the region. The in-depth analysis of the UKCDR and GloPID-R COVID-19 Research project Tracker found limited research involving Asia-Pacific countries with the 117 funders supporting these projects investing at least US$604m in COVID-19 research in the region. Social Sciences was the dominant theme on which funded projects focused whereas the priority areas with the least number of projects were research on ‘animal and environmental health’ and ‘ethics considerations for research’.Conclusion Our analyses show the diversity of funding sources for research on infectious diseases in the Asia-Pacific region. Engagement between multiple actors in the health research system is likely to promote enhanced coordination for greater research impact. GloPID-R’s Asia-Pacific regional hub aims to support activities for the enhancement of preparedness for outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases in the region.https://gh.bmj.com/content/8/11/e013551.full |
| spellingShingle | Alice Norton Emilia Antonio Jieun Lee Nicolas Pulik Tanu Soni Hans-Eckhardt Hagen Choong-Min Ryu Mapping regional funding for COVID-19 research in the Asia-Pacific region BMJ Global Health |
| title | Mapping regional funding for COVID-19 research in the Asia-Pacific region |
| title_full | Mapping regional funding for COVID-19 research in the Asia-Pacific region |
| title_fullStr | Mapping regional funding for COVID-19 research in the Asia-Pacific region |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mapping regional funding for COVID-19 research in the Asia-Pacific region |
| title_short | Mapping regional funding for COVID-19 research in the Asia-Pacific region |
| title_sort | mapping regional funding for covid 19 research in the asia pacific region |
| url | https://gh.bmj.com/content/8/11/e013551.full |
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