A WHO expert panel set up to find new ways to fund health research for neglected diseases has defeated the purpose of the initiative by selecting less-ambitious rather than mould-breaking ideas, civil society groups have said.
At a meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, earlier this month (3-5 December), the panel shortlisted several "demonstration projects" intended as examples of innovation in funding research and development (R&D) for neglected diseases and other health issues that have fallen through the cracks of the current global R&D system, particularly in developing countries.
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