Neonatal infection: a major burden with minimal funding Anna C Seale, Michael G Head, Elizabeth J A Fitchett, Stefania Vergnano, Samir K Saha, Paul T Heath, Mike Sharland, Joy E Lawn The Lancet Global Health Volume 3, Issue 11, Pages e669-e670 (November 2015) DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(15)00204-1 Copyright © 2015 Seale et al. Open Access article distributed under the terms of CC BY Terms and Conditions
Figure UK research investment per DALY per year for infections and number of child deaths in a year for those infections The metric illustrates relative levels of investment for each infection and used the following equation (sum investment 1997–2009 / DALYs 20103) / 13 (number of years of investment included). The number of child deaths are given based on Global Burden of Disease estimates for 2013.11,10 The Lancet Global Health 2015 3, e669-e670DOI: (10.1016/S2214-109X(15)00204-1) Copyright © 2015 Seale et al. Open Access article distributed under the terms of CC BY Terms and Conditions