Global Observatory on Health R&D

Global Observatory on Health R&D

The Global Observatory on Health R&D is a comprehensive source of information and analyses on global health R&D for human diseases. It builds on existing data/reports from a range of sources, and gathers new information to help monitor health R&D and decision-making related to:

  • health R&D gaps
  • priorities for new investments in health R&D
  • capacity strengthening needs for health R&D.

The Observatory continues to use unexploited data sources and information to enhance knowledge and information sharing. It does so by using a coherent approach for tracking and analyzing health R&D across all health categories and across the whole R&D space.

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0.2%

of research grants

were awarded to low income countries by major international funders of health research

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<0.5%

of health products

are for WHO neglected tropical diseases

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There are

59 times more

health researchers in high-income countries than in low-income countries

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Contact us

Emerging Technologies, Research Prioritisation and Support Unit
Department of Research for Health
World Health Organization
20 Avenue Appia
1211 Geneva 27
Switzerland
Email: rd-observatory@who.int