Systematic analysis of global health research funding in Canada, 2000-2016.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Considering recent shifts in global funding landscapes, this study analyzes Canada's long-term global health research funding trends in the hope of informing a new Canadian global health research strategy. Examining past investments can help prioritize limited future resources to either build on Canada's existing strengths or fill gaps where needed, while simultaneously informing the investments of research funders in other countries.

Methods

Administrative data were analyzed covering all 1584 global health research grants awarded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) to 927 unique principal investigators from 2000 to 2016, totalling C$341 million. Existing metadata associated with each grant was supplemented by additional qualitative coding. Descri

SUBMITTER: Hoffman SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7046862 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature