Comparative Research for the Healthcare Budget and Burden of Disease in Perspective Resource Allocation

Park, So-Youn; Yoon, Seok-Jun; Park, Hyesook; Jo, Min-Woo; Oh, In-Hwan

Despite these limitations, this study provides evidence that prioritization of health-related R&D in Korea tends to be based on factors other than burden of disease. A range of projects compete for R&D funding, from creating research infrastructure to the development of rare disease treatment technology. 10 Ensuring the continued success of all these important activities will require rigorous discipline and a coherent, comprehensive, tactical approach for allocating resources among different fields. In this study, we focused on clarifying R&D needs in healthcare through careful examination of the population's disease burden. It is hoped that this analysis will promote a more holistic assessment and a more equitable allocation of R&D funds in the future.