The mismatch between the health research and development (R&D) that is needed and the R&D that is undertaken: an overview of the problem, the causes, and solutions

One of the most pressing global health problems is that there is a mismatch between the health research and development (R&D) that is needed and that which is undertaken. The dependence of health R&D on market incentives in the for-profit private sector and the lack of coordination by public...

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Main Author: Roderik F. Viergever
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2013-10-01
Series:Global Health Action
Subjects:
R&D
Online Access:http://www.globalhealthaction.net/index.php/gha/article/download/22450/pdf_1