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Improving resource mobilisation for global health R&D: a role for coordination platforms?
Naomi Beyeler1, Sara Fewer1, Marcel Yotebieng2
1Evidence to Policy Initiative, Global Health Group, Institute for Global Health Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA.
Increased global health research and development (R&D) funding is crucial for Sustainable Development Goals. A coordinated platform can improve R&D priority-setting and investment, especially for neglected diseases and low- and middle-income countries.
Area of Science:
- Global Health
- Health Economics
- Research & Development Policy
Background:
- Achieving Sustainable Development Goals requires increased global health research and development (R&D) financing.
- Financing for neglected disease product development has declined, highlighting a critical funding gap.
- Lack of coordination, transparency, and inclusive priority-setting across R&D initiatives exacerbates this gap.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the essential functions of a global health R&D coordination platform.
- To outline optimal platform structure for maximizing effectiveness and diversifying investors.
- To emphasize strategies for increasing engagement from low- and middle-income countries (LICs and MICs).
Main Methods:
- Analysis of essential functions for a global health R&D coordination platform.
- Examination of platform structure for effectiveness and investment diversification.
- Development of strategies for LIC and MIC engagement in global health R&D.
Main Results:
- A coordination platform should focus on consensus-building for R&D priorities, information sharing on investments, accountability mechanisms, and curating prioritized projects.
- Key design features for success include public ownership, separated coordination and financing, multi-disease inclusion, and integrated global/national efforts.
- The platform should develop an international R&D 'roadmap' and a financial sustainability strategy for its secretariat.
Conclusions:
- An overarching global health R&D coordination platform is a promising solution to address funding gaps and improve R&D efficiency.
- Effective platforms require robust priority-setting, transparency, and mechanisms to link funders with prioritized projects.
- Engaging LICs and MICs in coordination and priority-setting is essential for equitable global health R&D investment.
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