An edition of Global report for research on infectious diseases of poverty
(2012)
Global report for research on infectious diseases of poverty
by European Union
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"Infectious diseases remain key agents of the debilitating poverty afflicting so much of the world today. Each year these diseases kill almost 9 million people, many of them children under five, and they also cause enormous burdens through life-long disability. Stepping up research into their causes and how to effectively treat them and prevent them from spreading could have an enormous impact on efforts to lift people out of poverty and to build a better world for future generations. ... [This report] offers new ways of improving public health in low and middle income countries, with research as the compelling foundation and driver for policies."--Page 9.
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Global report for research on infectious diseases of poverty
2012, TDR/World Health Organization
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Table of Contents
1. Why research infectious diseases of poverty?
Poverty and infectious disease : a problematic relationship
Infectious disease : the true burden on communities
The value of research : new ways to end old diseases
Poverty, infectious disease and policy : moving beyond the Millennium Development Goals
The cost of inaction : social and economic consequences
Tackling disease : a need for investment
Ten reasons to research infectious diseases of poverty
1. Break the vicious cycle of poverty and infectious disease
2. Forge an escape for the poor and vulnerable
3. Tackle multiple problems
4. Commute the life sentence
5. Be prepared : forewarned is forearmed
6. Reach the hardest to reach
7. Prevent loss in translation
8. Identify small changes that can make a big difference
9. Stay focused on the light at the end of the tunnel
10. Act quickly on what we know
Under the lens
2. Environment, Climate Change, Social Factors and the implications for Controlling infectious diseases of poverty
Understanding the microbial world : the inescapable starting point
Drug and insecticide resistance : magic bullets will not suffice
Climate change : not entirely to blame
Deforestation : cutting the branch we sit on
Urbanization : is wealthier always healthier?
Agriculture : also sowing seeds of sickness
Hunger and malnutrition : getting the right food to the right table
Conflict : another man-made disaster, amplifying infectious disease
Migration and globalization : disease, a worldwide traveller
Infectious diseases, the environment and poverty : a time bomb in the making?
Approaches for future research : three tracks to explore
Better understanding of the microbial world
Expand and better utilize existing data and resources
"One World, One Health"
Conclusion: a big picture requiring intelligent investment and interaction
3. Health Systems
Understanding the relationship between health systems and diseases control programmes and the role of health systems research
Leadership and governance : getting a grip on things
Financing : the right level at the right time and place
Human resources for health : caring comes from people
Medicines and technology : an essential combination
Health information and health infrastructure : good data clear the path
Communities and health systems : people make the difference
Infectious diseases, poverty, health systems and health systems research : bringing it all together
Developing the interface between health system components and infectious disease control programmes : the missing link
Developing systemic approaches
Strengthening research capacity for a positive interrelation between disease control programmes and the rest of the health system
Conclusions : from dependence to ownership
4. Innovation and new technologies to tackle infectious diseases of poverty
Understanding the health innovation system : navigating unchartered waters
Global initiatives to encourage innovation : turbo-charging
Funding for innovation : Food for brains
Priority setting for health R & D : where to start?
Policy environments in developing countries : more than scaffolding required
Public-private product development partnerships : the fast-track alliance
Social innovations : science on its own is not enough
Overcoming social and cultural barriers : getting communities involved
Building capacity : incubating entrepreneurship
Ethics, innovation and infectious disease
A three-step approach to future research
New models of sharing and delivery : thinking out of the box
Building networks and an innovation platform : tying knots that will hold
Innovating for "One World, One Health" : one phrase says it all
Conclusion : innovate or fail
5. Research and development funding for infectious diseases of poverty : from landscape to architecture
What are the issues at stake?
The big picture: current funding landscape and some recent trends
A complex landscape
Unmet targets
Balancing funds and needs
Contradictory trends
Implementation research funding : the poor relative
The role of product development partnerships: can success be maintained?
A more detailed picture of funding of R & D for infectious diseases of poverty
What is the trend for R & D funding?
Who is funding R & D?
How are funds being channelled?
How are R & D funds allocated?
Which diseases is funding focused on?
What type of research is funded?
Who is being funded?
Promising trends
Drivers of research funding flows for infectious diseases of poverty : what do the funders say?
Future trends in the funding landscape
Key challenges in funding R & D
Making the "right type" of R & D investments
Avoiding wastage
Capacity building
Strengthening the data reservoir to help decision-making on funding flows
What would the future funding architecture look like?
6. Agenda for action
Setting the scene for action
The call to action
Option 1: Create and use a new index of infectious diseases of poverty to serve as a surrogate marker of national socioeconomic development
Option 2: Implement a "One Health, One World" strategy in relation to research for infectious diseases of poverty
Option 3: Actively promote research ownership with enabling policies by disease endemic countries
Option 4: Create an innovation platform to foster a culture of innovation to benefit public health
Option 5: Create an online global platform of research resources to inform on strategies, policies and funding commitments.
Edition Notes
"With financial support of European Union, World Health Organization, TDR."
Includes bibliographical references.
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