The data displays the amount funded by the top public funders for research and development on neglected diseases worldwide in 2016. In that year, the U.S. was responsible for some 1.49 billion USD in public funding for R&D on neglected diseases.
Public funding for neglected diseases R&D
The United States contributes a large portion of global public funding for research and development on neglected diseases, totaling almost 1.5 billion USD in 2016. The European Union contributed a total of about 77 million USD. Many people in the world’s low-income countries suffer from neglected diseases as donor funding is rare in wealthier countries.
