MALARIA AND NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES (NTDs): FINDINGS FROM THE 2012 G-FINDER REPORT
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Annual survey of global investment into R&D of new neglected disease products Neutral, comparable, comprehensive analysis Commissioned by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 31 neglected diseases 134 product areas All R&D stages G-FINDER
$84.9m higher in 2011 than in 2007 Malaria – overall funding
Malaria – by product area Vaccines, diagnostics and vector control R&D ↑ Drug R&D → Basic research ↑
Who funds malaria R&D? Gates Foundation 26.3% US NIH 20.7% Industry (aggregate) 18.7% 66%
NTDs 50% 65% Buruli ulcer Dengue Kinetoplastids (Chagas, HAT, leishmaniasis) Helminths (lymphatic filariasis, STHs, cysticercosis, onchocerciasis, schistosomiasis) Leprosy Trachoma HIV/AIDS Malaria TB Diarrhoeal diseases Bacterial pneumonia & meningitis Salmonella infections Rheumatic fever Guinea worm disease Echinococcosis Foodborne trematode infections Rabies Yaws WHO classificationG-FINDER
NTDs – dengue, kinetoplastids and helminths
NTDs – leprosy, Buruli ulcer and trachoma $7.4m$5.8m $9.6m
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