Challenges in mapping research investments for treatments against pneumonia

Mapping pneumonia research: A systematic analysis of UK investments and published outputs 1997–2013

BACKGROUND The burden of pneumonia continues to be substantial, particularly among the poorest in global society. We describe here the trends for UK pneumonia R&D investment and published outputs, and correlate with 2013 global mortality. METHODS Data related to awards to UK institutions for pneumonia research from 1997 to 2013 were systematically sourced and categorised by disease area and t...

Mapping global health research investments, time for new thinking - A Babel Fish for research data

Today we have an incomplete picture of how much the world is spending on health and disease-related research and development (R&D). As such it is difficult to align, or even begin to coordinate, health R&D investments with international public health priorities. Current efforts to track and map global health research investments are complex, resource-intensive, and caveat-laden. An ideal situat...

Mapping eParticipation Research: Four Central Challenges

The emerging research area of eParticipation can be characterized as the study of technologyfacilitated citizen participation in (democratic) deliberation and decision-making. Using conventional literature study techniques, we identify 105 articles that are considered to be highly relevant to eParticipation. We develop a definitional schema that suggests different ways of understanding an emerg...

Setting priorities in global child health research investments: universal challenges and conceptual framework.

Increasingly, there is a need for national governments, public-private partnerships, private sector and other funding agencies to set priorities in health research investments in a fair and transparent way. A process of priority setting is always an activity driven by values of wide range of stakeholders, which are often conflicting. This process always occurs in a highly specific context (eg, ...

Family Investments 1 Running head: FAMILY INVESTMENTS IN RESPONSE TO CHALLENGES Family Investments in Response to the Developmental Challenges of Young Children with Disabilities