TY - GEN
AU - Williams, Siân
AU - Sheikh, Aziz
AU - Campbell, Harry
AU - Fitch, Neil
AU - Griffiths, Christopher J.
AU - Heyderman, Robert S.
AU - Jordan, Rachel E
AU - Katikireddi, Srinivasa Vittal
AU - Tsiligianni, Ioanna
AU - Obasi, Angela
PY - 2020
DA - August
TI - Respiratory research funding is inadequate, inequitable, and a missed opportunity
EP - E68
VL - 8
IS - 8
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-2600(20)30329-5
AB - COVID-19 has placed respiratory medicine at the centre of health responses worldwide, but lung health was a major global challenge long before the current pandemic. More than 1000 people die of asthma and more than 2000 children die of pneumonia daily, and lung cancer is the most common cancer type in terms of incidence and mortality. Most of this enormous burden has fallen on people in the south and vulnerable populations in high-income economies. These are diseases of poverty, and disadvantages further compound inequity through increased disability, loss of productivity, and high health costs. As a major driver of ill health and poverty, the burden of respiratory disease remains a global rate-limiting step towards achieving health equity, economic growth, and Sustainable Development Goals.
PB - Elsevier
UR - https://www.research.ed.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/respiratory-research-funding-is-inadequate-inequitable-and-a-missed-opportunity(ca3162b0-29b4-4548-aa69-19e3d85ff71c).html
KW - Coronavirus (COVID-19)
KW - Research methods
ER