U.K. Secretary of State for International Development Priti Patel announced Wednesday an additional 357 million pounds ($437 million) toward researching deadly infectious diseases, and outlined the government’s to-do list, known as a “research review,” for research and innovation investments over the next four years.
In an address to participants in the annual Grand Challenges meeting in London, Patel also reaffirmed that DfID will continue to spend 3 percent of its annual budget on research, and introduced a first “research review” to lay out how the government’s total 390 million pound ($477 million) research and innovation investment will be spent over the next four years.
“Global Britain’s commitment to innovative research will mean we can act faster, reach more of the world’s poorest people and get the most out of every pound we spend on behalf of the U.K. taxpayer,” Patel told meeting attendees.
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Molly Anders is a former U.K. correspondent for Devex. Based in London, she reports on development finance trends with a focus on British and European institutions. She is especially interested in evidence-based development and women’s economic empowerment, as well as innovative financing for the protection of migrants and refugees. Molly is a former Fulbright Scholar and studied Arabic in Syria, Jordan, Egypt and Morocco.
