Public funding in India in the field of research and development for neglected diseases has increased significantly by Rs 135 crore since 2009, says a new report. The report conducted by G-Finder a project that tracks and reports on global investments into research and development (R&D) for neglected diseases which was suggested that funding from Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) increased by Rs 147 crore. In 2017, India was the fourth-largest funder by absolute funding and proportion of GDP and accounted for almost three-quarters (Rs 492 crore) of the public funding from low income and middle income countries, the report stated.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/neglected-disease-research-and-development-reaching-new-heights
[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/G-FINDER_Full_report.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/g-finder
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/diseases
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/research
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/finance
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/development
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gdp
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/indian-council-medical-research-icmr