To make best use of the expansive data in the COVID-19 Research Project Tracker, UKCDR & GloPID-R have produced a Living Mapping Review of COVID-19 funded research projects, which analyses globally funded COVID-19 related research.
COVID-19 has resulted in an unprecedented research response, demonstrating exceptional examples of rapid research and collaboration. There is however a need for greater coordination, with limited resources and the shifting global nature of the pandemic resulting in a proliferation of research projects underpowered and unable to achieve their aims.
Published on Wellcome Open Access, this Living Mapping Review (LMR) is an open-access, peer-reviewed paper that is updated every 3 months, providing in-depth analysis of the breadth of funding, remaining gaps, opportunities, and trends.
It will help both funders and researchers to prioritise resources to underfunded areas where there is greatest research need and will facilitate further strategic collaboration.
In this three-month update we provide a detailed analysis of the database and focus our thematic analysis on research gaps, research areas in need of coordination, study populations and research locations (with a focus on resource-limited countries).
As part of the release of the first 3-month update, we have taken a deeper look at three key themes that emerged during our analysis:
To date, the COVID-19 pandemic has claimed over a million lives and devastated health systems across the globe. However, the true scale of the impact of this pandemic remains underestimated, with limited evidence on the indirect health impacts secondary to the global pandemic response.
From disruptions in healthcare delivery to impoverishment from loss of livelihoods, there is likely to be devastating consequences on other health conditions.
Here, we provide a snapshot of funded research activity focused on the indirect health impacts of COVID-19.
The pandemic has triggered an unprecedented global research response across multiple disciplines to gain insights into this novel infection and its impacts. To date, thousands of research activities have been embarked on with a predominance of research projects in higher income countries. Strengthening research capacity, particularly in low-resourced settings, facilitates an equitable response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Research capacity strengthening activities are purposeful initiatives which enhance the ability of individuals, organisations and systems to successfully undertake research
Here, we provide a snapshot of funded research activities with capacity strengthening as an objective.
As the coronavirus pandemic evolves, there is increased interest in the emerging phenomenon, now commonly referred to as “Long Covid”.
To date, there is a lack of consensus on a clear definition, diagnosis, clinical characterization and management, rehabilitation and appropriate support for sufferers in addition to difficulties in ascertaining its prevalence.
Here, we provide a snapshot of funded research activity focusing on various aspects of Long Covid.
In this baseline analysis we provided the first detailed descriptive analysis of the database and focus our thematic analysis on research gaps, study populations and research locations (with a focus of resource-limited countries).
The initiative COVID CIRCLE – COVID-19 Research Coordination and Learning – is a partnership between UKCDR and the Global Research Collaboration for Infectious Disease Preparedness (GloPID-R).
COVID CIRCLE will harness current UKCDR and GloPID-R activities, including continual mapping and analysis of global COVID-19 funding through our COVID Tracker.