How is the information for the Global Observatory on Health R&D developed?

The Observatory aims to be a comprehensive source of information and analyses on global health R&D activities. It:

• builds on existing data and reports from a wide range of data sources; and
• gathers new information (where needed and feasible). 

The Observatory is being built up incrementally, as much of the information on health R&D is not yet standardized or easily accessible. Analyses provided by the Observatory are led by WHO in collaboration with international experts in the respective fields.

In order to develop and update the content of the Observatory, the WHO Secretariat:

• works closely with its technical departments and their established expert groups and committees in order to develop and/or review analyses and syntheses produced by the Observatory;
• seeks regular feedback on the Observatory’s structure and outputs from potential users including national policy-makers, academia, WHO’s technical experts and other international governmental organizations and global partnerships, WHO regional offices, civil society and industry stakeholders.