A living mapping review for COVID-19 funded research projects: final (27 month) update

Bucher, Adrian; Antonio, Emilia; Jabin, Nusrat; Jones, Chantel; Padilla, Andrea; Khader, Susan; Boily-Larouche, Geneviève; Lay, Morgan; Norton, Alice

doi:10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16259.10

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“…When the entire database of funded projects is considered, the least number of projects fell under “Ethics considerations for research” and “animal and environmental research”, which have also received less funding than the other research priority areas 10 . Under “Ethics considerations for research” the WHO Roadmap includes activities already implemented by WHO itself such as development of guidance for ethical conduct for research.…”

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“…Further, the sub-priorities under “Ethics considerations for research” include non-research actions which could account for the low number of research projects in this priority area. “Animal and environmental research” is a recognised gap in funded research globally 10 . This analysis suggests a greater focus is also required in this area in Africa.…”

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“…The Tracker is a live and regularly updated database capturing new globally funded COVID-R research with projects classified against the WHO research priorities. It is one of the most comprehensive databases which, together with the regularly updated Living Mapping Review (LMR) of projects captured in the Tracker, has been beneficial to researchers, funding organisations and policy makers in identifying gaps in COVID-19 research 10 . As of 15 th July, 2022 the database contained data on 17,955 COVID-19 projects funded by 345 funders across 157 countries globally.…”

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Funding and COVID-19 research in Africa: two years on, are the research needs of Africa being met?

Antonio,

Alobo,

Bayona

et al. 2023

Open Res Africa

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Background: The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused significantly lower reported mortalities on the African continent as compared to other regions. Yet, many countries on the continent are still contending with the devastating economic, social and indirect health impacts. African researchers and policy makers have identified research priority areas which take cognisance of the unique research needs of African countries. A baseline assessment of the alignment of funded research in Africa to these priorities and World Health Organization’s COVID-19 research priorities was undertaken in July, 2020. We present a two-year update to this analysis of funded COVID-19 research in Africa. Methods: Data captured in the UK Collaborative on Development Research and Global Research Collaboration for Infectious Disease Preparedness COVID-19 Research Project Tracker as of 15th July, 2022 was analysed. An additional analysis of institutions receiving funding for COVID-19 research is presented. We also analysed the change in funding for COVID-19 research in Africa since July, 2020. Results: The limited COVID-19 research identified in Africa early in the pandemic has persisted over the subsequent two-year period assessed. When number of projects are considered, governmental funders based in Europe and United States supported the most research. Only nine research funders based in Africa were identified. A number of partnerships between African institutions and institutions based on other continents were identified, however, most research projects were undertaken in research institutions based in Africa only. Our findings highlight the relevance of the WHO research priorities for the pandemic response in Africa. Many research questions raised by African researchers remain unaddressed, among which are questions related to clinical management of COVID-19 infections in Africa. Conclusions: Two years after the identification of Africa’s COVID-19 research priorities, the findings suggest a missed opportunity in new research funding to answer pertinent questions for the pandemic response in Africa.

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A protocol for a living mapping review of global research funding for infectious diseases with a pandemic potential – PANDEMIC PACT

Seminog,

Furst,

Mendy

et al. 2024

Wellcome Open Res

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The COVID CIRCLE initiative Research Project Tracker by UKCDR and GloPID-R and associated living mapping review (LMR) showed the importance of sharing and analysing data on research at the point of funding to improve coordination during a pandemic. This approach can also help with research preparedness for outbreaks and hence our new programme the Pandemic Preparedness: Analytical Capacity and Funding Tracking Programme (Pandemic PACT) has been established. The LMR described in this protocol will provide an open, accessible, near-real-time overview of the funding landscape for a wide range of infectious disease and pandemic preparedness research using a rich database. The underpinning database will feed into an online funding tracking dashboard, with visualisations and advanced exploration features. The database is the expansion of the previous UKCDR and GloPID-R COVID-19 Research Project database with addition of the priority diseases from the WHO Blueprint list plus initial additions of pandemic influenza, mpox and plague. We have captured as much information as possible about grants and their outputs and ensured that our metadata and database is aligned to the FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable and reproducible) principles by design. Prior to the public release, the data are processed by researchers and supported with artificial intelligence to create a curated data product. We anticipate that the database, this associated LMR and online funding tracking dashboard, will be a useful resource for funders, policy makers and researchers. In the future, our work will inform a more coordinated approach to research funding by providing evidence and data, including identification of gaps in funding allocation with a particular focus on low- and middle-income countries.

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A living mapping review for COVID-19 funded research projects: final (27 month) update

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Funding and COVID-19 research in Africa: two years on, are the research needs of Africa being met?

Funding and COVID-19 research in Africa: two years on, are the research needs of Africa being met?

A protocol for a living mapping review of global research funding for infectious diseases with a pandemic potential – PANDEMIC PACT

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