R & D (Research and Development) Blueprint for Action to Prevent Epidemics: Funding and Coordination Models for Preparedness and Response

World Health Organization. 05/2016 This 34-page document discusses how new and innovative funding models are needed to more sustainably fund research and development (R&D) for emergency response and preparedness. It presents options on how to ensure that the required research activities are financed and take place in the most efficient way, involving all necessary stakeholders. It explores possible ways to make more efficient use of existing funding through better coordination, using the experience from the pilot project on Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and the development of malaria vaccines. (PDF)

Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - December 21, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news