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Early public research funding response to COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil
INTRODUCTION: This study investigated the role of early public research funding regarding the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil. METHODS: We examined the budget for research projects relating to the number of cases and deaths and the relationship between each federal unit, gross domestic product (GDP) per...
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Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7508201/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32965457 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0522-2020 |
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author | Campo, Kaio Niitsu Rodrigues, Isabella Caroline Pereira Lopes, Éder Sócrates Najar Gabriel, Laís Pellizzer |
author_facet | Campo, Kaio Niitsu Rodrigues, Isabella Caroline Pereira Lopes, Éder Sócrates Najar Gabriel, Laís Pellizzer |
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description | INTRODUCTION: This study investigated the role of early public research funding regarding the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil. METHODS: We examined the budget for research projects relating to the number of cases and deaths and the relationship between each federal unit, gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, and the national GDP per capita. RESULTS: Using data from the websites of official funding agencies and the Brazilian government, we found that, in the first four months since the first case in Wuhan, China (December 31, 2019), around US$ 38.3 million were directed to public funding for scientific investigations against the COVID-19 pandemic. However, only 11 out of 27 federal units provided funding during the initial stages of the outbreak, and those that did provide financing were not necessarily the units having the most inhabitants, highest GDP, or the greatest number of cases. The areas of research interest were also identified in the funding documents; the most common topic was “diagnosis” and the least common was “equipment for treatment.” CONCLUSIONS: Brazilian researchers had access to funding opportunities for projects against COVID-19. However, strategies to minimize the economic impacts of COVID-19 are crucial in mitigating or avoiding substantial financial and social shortcomings, particularly in terms of an emerging market such as Brazil. |
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spelling | pubmed-75082012020-09-24 Early public research funding response to COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil Campo, Kaio Niitsu Rodrigues, Isabella Caroline Pereira Lopes, Éder Sócrates Najar Gabriel, Laís Pellizzer Rev Soc Bras Med Trop Major Article INTRODUCTION: This study investigated the role of early public research funding regarding the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil. METHODS: We examined the budget for research projects relating to the number of cases and deaths and the relationship between each federal unit, gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, and the national GDP per capita. RESULTS: Using data from the websites of official funding agencies and the Brazilian government, we found that, in the first four months since the first case in Wuhan, China (December 31, 2019), around US$ 38.3 million were directed to public funding for scientific investigations against the COVID-19 pandemic. However, only 11 out of 27 federal units provided funding during the initial stages of the outbreak, and those that did provide financing were not necessarily the units having the most inhabitants, highest GDP, or the greatest number of cases. The areas of research interest were also identified in the funding documents; the most common topic was “diagnosis” and the least common was “equipment for treatment.” CONCLUSIONS: Brazilian researchers had access to funding opportunities for projects against COVID-19. However, strategies to minimize the economic impacts of COVID-19 are crucial in mitigating or avoiding substantial financial and social shortcomings, particularly in terms of an emerging market such as Brazil. Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 2020-09-21 /pmc/articles/PMC7508201/ /pubmed/32965457 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0522-2020 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License |
spellingShingle | Major Article Campo, Kaio Niitsu Rodrigues, Isabella Caroline Pereira Lopes, Éder Sócrates Najar Gabriel, Laís Pellizzer Early public research funding response to COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil |
title | Early public research funding response to COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil |
title_full | Early public research funding response to COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil |
title_fullStr | Early public research funding response to COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil |
title_full_unstemmed | Early public research funding response to COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil |
title_short | Early public research funding response to COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil |
title_sort | early public research funding response to covid-19 pandemic in brazil |
topic | Major Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7508201/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32965457 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0522-2020 |
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