Funding patterns for biomedical research and infectious diseases burden in Gabon.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Biomedical research plays an important role in improving health. There seems to exist a negative correlation between the amount of biomedical research funding and disease burden from all Sub-Saharan African countries. In this study, we describe funding patterns for biomedical research, explore the correlation between funding and burden of diseases, and quantify inequalities in funds distribution across diseases in Gabon over the period 2005-2015.

Methods

Data on medical research funds from 2005 to 2015 were retrieved through a structured questionnaire distributed to Gabonese biomedical research institutions and by consulting online databases. Data on the burden of diseases were gathered from the World Health Organization and the Institute for Health Metrics and Ev

SUBMITTER: Adegnika OS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8611934 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature