“Untie” aid to allow health researchers in lower income countries to lead proȷects, UK told

The UK’s Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) should “untie its aid” to enable researchers in low and middle income countries (LMICs) to fully lead projects and give them the choice to collaborate with partners around the world, not just in the UK, the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) has said.1An ICAI report assessed the relevance of DHSC’s strategy and approach to global health research and found that the projects funded by the department were largely “relevant and effective.” Between 2018 and 2025 DHSC will have spent almost £1b of UK aid on global health research and innovation, including on projects such as the Oxford AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccine.ICAI also highlighted, however, that while LMIC research institutions are now able to lead aid funded research projects, “few have been successful.” For its aid to be most effective, the commission said DHSC should remove limitations so researchers in LMICs “can…
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