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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Global funding trends for malaria research in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic analysis
The Lancet Global Health, Volume 5, No. 8, Year 2017
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Background Total domestic and international funding for malaria is inadequate to achieve WHO global targets in burden reduction by 2030. We describe the trends of investments in malaria-related research in sub-Saharan Africa and compare investment with national disease burden to identify areas of funding strength and potentially neglected populations. We also considered funding for malaria control. Methods Research funding data related to malaria for 1997–2013 were sourced from existing datasets, from 13 major public and philanthropic global health funders, and from funding databases. Investments (reported in US$) were considered by geographical area and compared with data on parasite prevalence and populations at risk in sub-Saharan Africa. 45 sub-Saharan African countries were ranked by amount of research funding received. Findings We found 333 research awards totalling US$814·4 million. Public health research covered $308·1 million (37·8%) and clinical trials covered $275·2 million (33·8%). Tanzania ($107·8 million [13·2%]), Uganda ($97·9 million [12·0%]), and Kenya ($92·9 million [11·4%]) received the highest sum of research investment and the most research awards. Malawi, Tanzania, and Uganda remained highly ranked after adjusting for national gross domestic product. Countries with a reasonably high malaria burden that received little research investment or funding for malaria control included Central African Republic (ranked 40th) and Sierra Leone (ranked 35th). Congo (Brazzaville) and Guinea had reasonably high malaria mortality, yet Congo (Brazzaville) ranked 38th and Guinea ranked 25th, thus receiving little investment. Interpretation Some countries receive reasonably large investments in malaria-related research (Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda), whereas others receive little or no investments (Sierra Leone, Central African Republic). Research investments are typically highest in countries where funding for malaria control is also high. Investment strategies should consider more equitable research and operational investments across countries to include currently neglected and susceptible populations. Funding Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. © 2017 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an Open Access article under the CC BY 4.0 license
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Authors & Co-Authors
Head, Michael G.
United Kingdom, Southampton
University of Southampton, Faculty of Medicine
United Kingdom, Southampton
University of Southampton
United Kingdom, Southampton
Nihr Southampton Biomedical Research Centre
Alegana, Victor Adagi
United Kingdom, Southampton
University of Southampton
Sweden, Stockholm
Flowminder Foundation
Brown, Rebecca J.
United Kingdom, Southampton
University of Southampton, Faculty of Medicine
United Kingdom, Southampton
Nihr Southampton Biomedical Research Centre
Clarke, Stuart C.
United Kingdom, Southampton
University of Southampton, Faculty of Medicine
United Kingdom, Southampton
Nihr Southampton Biomedical Research Centre
Fitchett, Joseph Robert Anderson
United States, Cambridge
Harvard University
Atun, Rifat Ali
United States, Cambridge
Harvard University
Scott, John Anthony Gerard
United Kingdom, London
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Newell, Marie Louise
United Kingdom, Southampton
University of Southampton, Faculty of Medicine
Padmadas, Sabu S.
United Kingdom, Southampton
University of Southampton
Tatem, Andrew J.
United Kingdom, Southampton
University of Southampton
Sweden, Stockholm
Flowminder Foundation
Statistics
Citations: 35
Authors: 10
Affiliations: 6
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/S2214-109X(17)30245-0
ISSN:
2214109X
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Systematic review
Study Locations
Central African Republic
Congo
Guinea
Kenya
Malawi
Sierra Leone
Tanzania
Uganda