Systematic analysis of funding awarded for norovirus research to institutions in the United Kingdom, 1997-2010
Systematic analysis of funding awarded for norovirus research to institutions in the United Kingdom, 1997-2010
Objectives:Norovirus infections pose great economic and disease burden to health systems around the world. This study quantifies the investments in norovirus research awarded to UK institutions over a 14-year time period.
Design:A systematic analysis of public and philanthropic infectious disease research investments awarded to UK institutions between 1997 and 2010.
Participants:NoneSetting:UK institutions carrying out infectious disease research.
Main outcome measures:Total funding for infectious disease research, total funding for norovirus research, position of norovirus research along the R&D value chain.
Results:The total dataset consisted of 6165 studies with sum funding of £2.6 billion. Twelve norovirus studies were identified with a total funding of £5.1 million, 0.2% of the total dataset. Of these, eight were categorized as pre-clinical, three as intervention studies and one as implementation research. Median funding was £200,620.
Conclusions:Research funding for norovirus infections in the UK appears to be unacceptably low, given the burden of disease and disability produced by these infections. There is a clear need for new research initiatives along the R&D value chain: from pre-clinical through to implementation research, including trials to assess cost-effectiveness of infection control policies as well as clinical, public health and environmental interventions in hospitals, congregate settings and in the community.
norovirus, research, funding, investments, UK
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Head, Michael G.
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Fitchett, Joseph R.
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Atun, Rifat
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March 2014
Head, Michael G.
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Fitchett, Joseph R.
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Atun, Rifat
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Head, Michael G., Fitchett, Joseph R. and Atun, Rifat
(2014)
Systematic analysis of funding awarded for norovirus research to institutions in the United Kingdom, 1997-2010.
Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 107 (3), .
(doi:10.1177/0141076813511450).
(PMID:24262891)
Abstract
Objectives:Norovirus infections pose great economic and disease burden to health systems around the world. This study quantifies the investments in norovirus research awarded to UK institutions over a 14-year time period.
Design:A systematic analysis of public and philanthropic infectious disease research investments awarded to UK institutions between 1997 and 2010.
Participants:NoneSetting:UK institutions carrying out infectious disease research.
Main outcome measures:Total funding for infectious disease research, total funding for norovirus research, position of norovirus research along the R&D value chain.
Results:The total dataset consisted of 6165 studies with sum funding of £2.6 billion. Twelve norovirus studies were identified with a total funding of £5.1 million, 0.2% of the total dataset. Of these, eight were categorized as pre-clinical, three as intervention studies and one as implementation research. Median funding was £200,620.
Conclusions:Research funding for norovirus infections in the UK appears to be unacceptably low, given the burden of disease and disability produced by these infections. There is a clear need for new research initiatives along the R&D value chain: from pre-clinical through to implementation research, including trials to assess cost-effectiveness of infection control policies as well as clinical, public health and environmental interventions in hospitals, congregate settings and in the community.
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e-pub ahead of print date: 21 November 2013
Published date: March 2014
Keywords:
norovirus, research, funding, investments, UK
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/387029
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