Table 1 Cross-country comparison of non-communicable disease funding systems in Italy and Germany
Italy | Germany | |
|---|---|---|
Identified eligible RFOs | 46 | 13 |
Main research funding sources | Central and regional governments, ‘5 per thousand’ mechanism, foundations (banking) | Central government and other national funding bodies, foundations (charity, company) |
Public NCD project funding/total project funding budget | PRIN: €4.1 mn/€100 mn (2012) | DFG: €105.2 bn/€2.7 bn (2013) |
‘5 per thousand’: €35mn (2011) | BMBF: €66.5 bn/€3.3 bn (2013) | |
Public NCD funding | Cancer (€37.1 mn) | Cardiovascular diseases (€56.4 mn) |
Cardiovascular diseases (€1.4 mn) | Cancer (€55.6 mn) | |
Diabetes (€710 k) | Mental health (€32.8 mn) | |
Mental health (€550 k) | Diabetes (€18.9 mn) | |
Chronic respiratory diseases (€66 k) | Chronic respiratory diseases (€7.9 mn) |