<p>The UK Government is a global leader in investment in Research and Development for TB, second only to the US.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The table shows the funding provided by the Department for International Development for research for Tuberculosis (TB) in each of the last five years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Spend on TB Research in £m</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>a) diagnostics</p></td><td><p>0.98</p></td><td><p>0.71</p></td><td><p>0.70</p></td><td><p>1.40</p></td><td><p>2.45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>b) drugs</p></td><td><p>6.00</p></td><td><p>8.00</p></td><td><p>7.00</p></td><td><p>4.00</p></td><td><p>9.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>c) vaccines</p></td><td><p>3.30</p></td><td><p>1.90</p></td><td><p>1.60</p></td><td><p>1.36</p></td><td><p>1.59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>d) applied health research</p></td><td><p>2.62</p></td><td><p>3.04</p></td><td><p>4.56</p></td><td><p>2.90</p></td><td><p>2.76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>12.90</p></td><td><p>13.65</p></td><td><p>13.86</p></td><td><p>9.66</p></td><td><p>15.80</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>