NewsNo closure in sight for the 10/90 health-research gap
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2017, The Lancet NeurologyCitation Excerpt :However, notwithstanding the substantial burden of disease, disability, and death in LMICs, the development of centres of excellence in TBI treatment has meant that many of these countries are strong contributors to international TBI research—eg, in influential international randomised controlled trials (RCTs), such as the CRASH (Corticosteroid Randomisation After Significant Head injury)286 and CRASH-2287 studies—and occasionally they provide the sole context for key studies, such as the BEST-TRIP trial238 of ICP monitoring in TBI. This involvement in knowledge generation has not yet been translated to international clinical guideline development—a disparity that reflects the narrative of the 10/90 gap288 within the context of a single disease. There is a pressing need to involve LMICs in the guideline development process, beginning with centres of excellence and taking advantage of local developments that might provide opportunities for change.
The ethics of clinical research in low- and middle-income countries
2013, Handbook of Clinical NeurologyCitation Excerpt :Less than 1% of new drugs developed in the last 30 years address endemic infectious diseases like HIV and tuberculosis (Chirac and Torreele, 2006), and approximately 5% of the world’s research expenditures take place in LMIC where around 93% of preventable mortality occurs. The Commission on Health Research for Development optimistically termed this imbalanced allocation of over 90% of research resources to less than 10% of the world the “10/90 gap” (Independent International Commission on Health Research for Development, 1987; Commission on Health Research for Development, 1990; Ramsay, 2001; Independent Evaluation Group, 2009). Clinical research in the LMIC is a great engine for change in countries left behind in the rush to biomedical innovation.