Inactive Tutor answered 05/31/21
As of January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported Puerto Rico as the leading, research driven country in regards to GERD developments. In fact they have designated over 30 % of funding towards GERD health and developments.
Resource:
World Health Organization. (2020, February 4). Benchmarking gross domestic R&D expenditure on health and medical sciences (health GERD) across countries against global targets. World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/research-observatory/benchmarking/gerd_country_global_targets/en/#sources.