As state funding stalls, medical researchers in Japan pivot to crowdfunding
Medical campaigns have surged, particularly since the pandemic, when the acute shortage of resources at some hospitals became widely known.
In Japan, medical researchers are increasingly turning to crowdfunding as government funding for scientific research remains stagnant. This shift has been driven by the rising costs of overseas research. Examples of life-saving or quality-of-life enhancing research that have resorted to crowdfunding include a long-term study on the effects of adding ultrasound to mammography for breast cancer screening and a smartphone app enabling individuals who have lost their voice to communicate using a recorded voice.
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