New UK aid strategy – prioritising research and crisis response
Global Priorities Project, December 2, 2015
Abstract
This article discusses a new strategy for UK aid implementation by DFID, a government department responsible for international development. The strategy prioritizes research on infectious diseases, neglected tropical diseases, and emergency response. The article analyzes the benefits of this shift in focus, comparing it with direct overseas health spending and finding that research funding is considerably more cost-effective. Furthermore, the article suggests the shift might be net negative but estimates that the potential positive health effects of this new strategy are substantial. – AI-generated abstract.
