Arthritis Australia is advocating for increased government research funding for arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF). The MRFF was recently established by the Australian Government to boost strategic investment in medical research.
Current government research funding for arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions is disproportionately low relative to the disease burden and cost of these conditions. Strategic investment from the MRFF will boost research capacity to achieve a quantum leap in the quality and utility of research in the musculoskeletal field.