Written question asked by Paul Girvan (Democratic Unionist Party) on Tuesday, 1 October 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 3 October 2019. It was answered by Caroline Dinenage (Conservative) on Tuesday, 8 October 2019 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Infectious Diseases: Research
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of funding allocated by his Department to research on the (a) prevention and (b) cure of vector-borne diseases prevalent in the UK.
- Answer
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The Department commissions research through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and is the largest public funder of health research in the United Kingdom. The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including vector borne diseases. These applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money and scientific quality.
The NIHR Health Protection Research Unit on Emerging and Zoonotic Infections is undertaking work on vector borne diseases including tick borne viral threats. The commissioning of the unit was subject to the same vigour processes as all other NIHR funded research.
Secondary information
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- Written question
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- 292975
- Session
- 2017-19
- Subjects
- Finance Infectious diseases Research
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- 2019-10-08 17:31:35 +0100
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