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Mind Map: Funding and Priorities in Bioethics - Coggle Diagram
Mind Map: Funding and Priorities in Bioethics
Bioethics Field
Who Participates?
Physicians
Nurses
Theologians
Lawyers
Other bioethicists
Topics
Science
Medicine
Health
Priorities
Resource allocation reflects priorities - Ethicality of allocation decisions (Where money goes)
Global Research Funding
Observed by Michael Selgelid (2005)
90% of Western bioethics focuses on 10% of global health problems
Criticized by Commission on Health Research and Development (1990)
10% of global funding on diseases affecting 90% of the world’s population
Critique and Consequences
Structural Racism Lens
Emphasis on biomedical and technological advances
Exclusion or minimization of population health considerations
Leads to socially and epistemically unjust outcomes
Funding Ecosystem
Collective decisions of funders and scholars shape priorities
Lack of centralized or planned allocation scheme
Need for resistance to change existing structures
Allocation
Public Sector - Funding driven by advocacy initiatives
Private For-Profit Sector - Funding driven by corporate investment returns
Nonprofit and Philanthropic Foundations - Allocation influenced by factors unrelated to disease burden
Overall Impact of Funding
Direct Sponsorship
Research project grants
Career Development Grants
Supports scholarship, research, and publication
Subsidizes training and faculty development
Builds professional networks
Aims to nurture future mentors and trainees