Mapping regional funding for COVID-19 research in the Asia-Pacific region
<p><strong>Introduction:</strong> 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 stakeh...
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| author | Antonio, E Pulik, N Lee, J Soni, T Hagen, H-E Ryu, C-M Norton, A |
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| description | <p><strong>Introduction:</strong> 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.</p>
<p><strong>Methods:</strong> 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.</p>
<p><strong>Results:</strong> 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’.</p>
<p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> 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.</p> |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:6c4c01ce-22da-4b82-b11d-594e077fd33b2023-12-01T14:34:03ZMapping regional funding for COVID-19 research in the Asia-Pacific regionJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:6c4c01ce-22da-4b82-b11d-594e077fd33bEnglishSymplectic ElementsBMJ Publishing Group2023Antonio, EPulik, NLee, JSoni, THagen, H-ERyu, C-MNorton, A<p><strong>Introduction:</strong> 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.</p> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> 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.</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> 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’.</p> <p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> 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.</p> |
| spellingShingle | Antonio, E Pulik, N Lee, J Soni, T Hagen, H-E Ryu, C-M Norton, A Mapping regional funding for COVID-19 research in the Asia-Pacific region |
| 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 |
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