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. 2012;9(9):e1001312.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001312. Epub 2012 Sep 25.

Who sets the global health research agenda? The challenge of multi-bi financing

Devi Sridhar  1
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Who sets the global health research agenda? The challenge of multi-bi financing

Devi Sridhar. PLoS Med. 2012.

Abstract

As part of a cluster of articles critically reflecting on the theme of “no health without research,” Devi Sridhar discusses a major challenge in the governance of research funding: “multi-bi” financing that allows the priorities of funding bodies to dictate what health issues and diseases are studied.

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Conflict of interest statement

The author has declared that no competing interests exist.

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Figure 1. Funding patterns of the WHO and World Bank ,,.
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Figure 2. Old and new multilaterals in health ,,,,.
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