Tracking global resources and capacity for health research: time to reassess strategies and investment decisions
Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic and more recently the Monkeypox outbreak emphasize the urgency and importance of improving the availability and equitable distribution of resources for health research across rich and poor countries. Discussions about the persistent imbalances in resource allocation fo...
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| author | Taghreed Adam Ambinintsoa H. Ralaidovy Anna Laura Ross John C. Reeder Soumya Swaminathan |
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| description | Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic and more recently the Monkeypox outbreak emphasize the urgency and importance of improving the availability and equitable distribution of resources for health research across rich and poor countries. Discussions about the persistent imbalances in resource allocation for health research between rich and poor countries are not new, but little or no progress has been made in redressing these imbalances over the years. This is critical not only for emergency preparedness, but for the worlds’ ability to improve population health in an equitable manner. Concerned with the lack of progress in this area, Member States of the World Health Organization requested the establishment of a Global Observatory on Health Research and Development, with the aim of consolidating, monitoring and analyzing relevant information on health research and development, with a view to informing the coordination and prioritization of new investments. In this commentary, we highlight some of the striking disparities from the Observatory’s analysis over the 5 years since its establishment and reflect on what is needed to overturn stagnant progress. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fd0a4a9924eb496184a2d3d473040f7e2023-11-26T14:36:06ZengBMCHealth Research Policy and Systems1478-45052023-09-012111510.1186/s12961-023-00979-7Tracking global resources and capacity for health research: time to reassess strategies and investment decisionsTaghreed Adam0Ambinintsoa H. Ralaidovy1Anna Laura Ross2John C. Reeder3Soumya Swaminathan4Science Division, World Health OrganizationScience Division, World Health OrganizationScience Division, World Health OrganizationScience Division, World Health OrganizationScience Division, World Health OrganizationAbstract The COVID-19 pandemic and more recently the Monkeypox outbreak emphasize the urgency and importance of improving the availability and equitable distribution of resources for health research across rich and poor countries. Discussions about the persistent imbalances in resource allocation for health research between rich and poor countries are not new, but little or no progress has been made in redressing these imbalances over the years. This is critical not only for emergency preparedness, but for the worlds’ ability to improve population health in an equitable manner. Concerned with the lack of progress in this area, Member States of the World Health Organization requested the establishment of a Global Observatory on Health Research and Development, with the aim of consolidating, monitoring and analyzing relevant information on health research and development, with a view to informing the coordination and prioritization of new investments. In this commentary, we highlight some of the striking disparities from the Observatory’s analysis over the 5 years since its establishment and reflect on what is needed to overturn stagnant progress.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-023-00979-7Health research and developmentPriority settingFundingInvestmentsLow- and middle-income countriesGlobal |
| spellingShingle | Taghreed Adam Ambinintsoa H. Ralaidovy Anna Laura Ross John C. Reeder Soumya Swaminathan Tracking global resources and capacity for health research: time to reassess strategies and investment decisions Health Research Policy and Systems Health research and development Priority setting Funding Investments Low- and middle-income countries Global |
| title | Tracking global resources and capacity for health research: time to reassess strategies and investment decisions |
| title_full | Tracking global resources and capacity for health research: time to reassess strategies and investment decisions |
| title_fullStr | Tracking global resources and capacity for health research: time to reassess strategies and investment decisions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tracking global resources and capacity for health research: time to reassess strategies and investment decisions |
| title_short | Tracking global resources and capacity for health research: time to reassess strategies and investment decisions |
| title_sort | tracking global resources and capacity for health research time to reassess strategies and investment decisions |
| topic | Health research and development Priority setting Funding Investments Low- and middle-income countries Global |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-023-00979-7 |
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