[EQ] Health and Medical Research in New Zealand

Health and Medical Research in New Zealand

 

Bruce Scoggins

Health Research Observatory, 2008

The research described in this report was prepared as part of RAND Europe's Health Research System Observatory Documented Briefing series
Funded by the U.K. Department of Health.

 

Available online PDF file [63p.] at: http://www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/2008/RAND_DB564.pdf

 

Summary PDF file [6p.] at:  http://www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/2008/RAND_DB564.sum.pdf

 

"…….This report provides an overview of health and medical research in New Zealand. The report is part of a series of country-specific reports available from RAND Europe's Health Research Observatory. The report describes the structure of New Zealand's health research system, the processes and performance of the New Zealand health research system, and an outlook which considers current and emerging health research issues in New Zealand. …."

 

Summary: Key Points

-  Government expenditure on health research in 2006􀀐2007 was $136 million (estimate), equivalent to 1.28% of government expenditure on health

   and 17.2% of expenditure on R&D

-  Significant funding, $25 million (estimate) in 2006􀀐2007 was also provided by quasi government agencies, NGOs, and charities

-  Growth in government funding for health research over the past five years has increased little in real terms after adjustment for payment of overheads

-  Most funding is allocated to investigator-initiated research via a contestable process that uses peer review to meet agency requirements of science

   merit and relevance

-  The two universities with medical schools (Auckland and Otago) are the main providers of well-cited and high-quality health research

-  Research "by Maori for Maori" and "by Pacific for Pacific" are priorities for the Health Research Council

-  Research training awards are well supported

-  Health-related biotechnology is a growing and well-performing sector, supporting many innovative companies…."

 

 

 

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