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Long Covid and ME/CFS: Research

Commons · Question 8115 · Tabled 9 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 21 Oct 2024

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Asked by Sharon Hodgson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to leverage international cooperation to accelerate (a) biomedical research and (b) treatments for (i) ME and (ii) long covid.

Answer

Answered by Andrew Gwynne, 21 Oct 2024

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) is exploring opportunities with international research partners to foster research cooperation in areas of unmet need. For example, the Department of Health and Social Care has close links with th...