This statistic shows the amount funded by the top organizational funders for research and development on neglected diseases worldwide in 2019. In that year, the United States Department of Defense was responsible for some 82 million U.S. dollars in funding for R&D on neglected diseases.
Leading organizations in funding for research and development on neglected diseases in 2019
(in million U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
Funding in million U.S. dollars
U.S. National Institutes of Health
1,718
Gates Foundation
619
Aggregate industry
513
European Commission
121
Wellcome Trust
116
UK Department for International Development
113
U.S. Department of Defense
82
U.S. Agency for International Development
64
Unitaid
51
German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
Neglected Diseases are mostly tropical infectious diseases that receive less attention behind the big diseases (usually: HIV, malaria, tuberculosis) and are therefore labeled 'neglected'.
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Policy Cures. (April 15, 2021). Leading organizations in funding for research and development on neglected diseases in 2019 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 25, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/379186/top-funders-for-randd-on-neglected-diseases-by-organization/
Policy Cures. "Leading organizations in funding for research and development on neglected diseases in 2019 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. April 15, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/379186/top-funders-for-randd-on-neglected-diseases-by-organization/
Policy Cures. (2021). Leading organizations in funding for research and development on neglected diseases in 2019 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/379186/top-funders-for-randd-on-neglected-diseases-by-organization/
Policy Cures. "Leading Organizations in Funding for Research and Development on Neglected Diseases in 2019 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/379186/top-funders-for-randd-on-neglected-diseases-by-organization/
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