Hira Z. answered 05/31/21
Masters student with a background in Health Sciences & Psychology
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.