Coronavirus: International Cooperation

(asked on 9th June 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he (a) has had and (b) plans to have with representatives of the global medical research community to ensure that progress in (i) improving diagnostics and (ii) treatments for non-covid-19 medical conditions is not put at risk as a result of the covid-19 pandemic.


Answered by
Jo Churchill Portrait
Jo Churchill
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
This question was answered on 18th November 2020

The Department continues to invest in non-COVID-19 research and development, including clinical trials and therapeutics. This includes research and development investments across infectious and non-communicable diseases. The Department continues to engage with global partners to deliver this work. The Department, through the National Institute for Health Research, published a Restart Framework in May 2020 and has established groups to oversee and coordinate the restart of non-COVID-19 research. This is part of a significant programme of work which aims to restore a fully active portfolio of research as soon as practical, while continuing to support COVID-19 research as part of the Government’s response to tackle the pandemic.

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