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. 2016 Mar 2;14(3):e1002363.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1002363. eCollection 2016 Mar.

The Grand Convergence: Closing the Divide between Public Health Funding and Global Health Needs

Mary Moran  1
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The Grand Convergence: Closing the Divide between Public Health Funding and Global Health Needs

Mary Moran. PLoS Biol. .

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Abstract

The Global Health 2035 report notes that the "grand convergence"--closure of the infectious, maternal, and child mortality gap between rich and poor countries--is dependent on research and development (R&D) of new drugs, vaccines, diagnostics, and other health tools. However, this convergence (and the R&D underpinning it) will first require an even more fundamental convergence of the different worlds of public health and innovation, where a largely historical gap between global health experts and innovation experts is hindering achievement of the grand convergence in health.

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Fig 1. Global Reference List of 100 Core Health Indicators (by results chain).
Source: Reprinted from Global Reference List of 100 Core Health Indicators 2015, World Health Organization, 100 Core Health Indicators 2015, p.20, Copyright 2015 [cited 2015 August 13]. Available from http://www.who.int/healthinfo/indicators/2015/en/.
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Fig 2. Decrease in aid dependency.
Source: Gates, B. Innovation with impact: financing 21st century development. Cannes, France; 2011 [cited 2015 August 13]. Available from http://www.gatesfoundation.org/What-We-Do/Global-Policy/G20-Report.
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