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Date: 15 Aug 2013 12:00:01 -0400
Subject: LOCAL RESEARCH ESSENTIAL TO UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE, UN
AGENCY REPORTS
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LOCAL RESEARCH ESSENTIAL TO UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE, UN AGENCY
REPORTSNew York, Aug 15 2013 12:00PMThe United Nations health agency
today <"http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2013/world_health_report_20130815/en/index.html">called
on countries to continue investing in local research as a step towards
developing a system of universal and affordable health coverage.
Launching the "<"http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/85761/2/9789240690837_eng.pdf">World
health report 2013: Research for universal health coverage" in
Beijing, China, the Director-General of the UN World Health
Organization (WHO) called universal coverage "the single most powerful
concept that public health has to offer."
"Universal coverage is the best way to cement the health gains made
during the previous decade," Margaret Chan
<"http://www.who.int/dg/speeches/2013/whr_20130815/en/index.html">said,
adding that it is a "powerful social equalizer and the ultimate
expression of fairness."
The report shows how countries, when developing a system for universal
health coverage, can use research to determine what health issues
should be addressed, how a system should be structured and how to
measure progress according to their specific health situation.
More than $100 billion is spent annually on health research, with a
majority spent on discovery and development of pharmaceutical and
biotechnology products, and a smaller proportion on health systems and
delivery.
"Research for universal health coverage is not a luxury; rather, it is
fundamental to the discovery, development and delivery of
interventions that people need to maintain good health," according to
the report.
Domestic investment in research in low- and middle-income countries
has been growing an average of 5 per cent each year, WHO highlighted.
This trend is most visible in emerging economies such as Brazil, China
and India, all of which have embraced the concept of universal health
coverage. Meanwhile, research productivity among African countries has
increased 26 per cent annually, driven by concern of HIV, tuberculosis
and malaria.
The report also showed a rise in international collaborations on
health research. From 2000 to 2010, the global share of Chinese
researchers as co-publishers rose from five per cent to 13 per cent.
"All nations should be producers as well as consumers of research. The
creativity and skill of researchers are the backbone of academic and
public health programmes," said Christopher Dye, lead author of the
report and director of the Office of Health Information, HIV/AIDS,
Tuberculosis, Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases.
"A wide range of basic and applied research studies is essential to
reach universal health coverage, but gaps between knowledge and action
are being closed very slowly. We need to accelerate the process of
bringing scientists and decision-makers together to improve health
service coverage."
In its report, WHO also encourages international donors and national
governments to support mechanisms for sharing information and data, to
strengthen research training and institutions, and to measure progress
against their own commitment to achieving universal health
coverage.Aug 15 2013 12:00PM
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