Tropical Diseases: Research
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of UK-based research and development into neglected topical diseases on (a) global health security and (b) jobs in the UK.
Answered by Stephen Doughty
Investment in UK based neglected diseases research and development (R&D) has led to many groundbreaking innovations which have helped to improve and save many lives around the world. On global health security - work on early candidates for malaria vaccines by scientists at Oxford's Jenner Institute laid the foundations for the development of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine candidate for COVID-19. The successful roll out of this vaccine has helped to save millions of lives and generated significant societal and economic value. Investment in UK based R&D has also delivered multiple economic benefits by catalysing private investments and boosting other economic activity.
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