Why support medical research?
Hearts and Minds supports leading Australian medical research institutes. Investment in medical research provides a direct avenue to curing many diseases and can provide a strong economic return on investment. Reasons to support medical research include, but are not limited to:
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Development of new medicine
Every person in Australia has benefited from the results of medical research, from the development of new drugs, vaccines, or procedures that prevent or treat diseases.
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Excellent return on investment
Medical research provides an excellent return on investment. Investment in medical research is estimated to have returned a net benefit of $78 billion to Australia. Every dollar invested in Australian medical research returns on average $3.90 in benefits to the population.1
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Australia is a world leader
Australia produces quality medical research. Australian scientists are responsible for some of the world’s most important and life-changing medical discoveries. Australia is ranked 8th in the world for producing the top scientific publications per capita (ahead of the U.S. and the U.K). 2
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Support a new generation of researchers
To tackle the clinical problems of today, and those yet to come, we must find a way to support medical research and encourage our best and brightest minds to follow a career in science.
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1Association of Australian Medical Research Institutes (AAMRI). Australian medical research delivers outstanding returns on investment; 2018. Available from: https://aamri.org.au/resources/reports/kpmg-medical-research-delivers-roi/
2Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). (2015). OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2015. Section 2.6.1 The quantity and quality of scientific production. Geneva OECD. Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/888933273656 (per capita data derived from OECD dataset)
