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“TDR – three simple letters that stand for the SpecialProgramme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases,the leading UN-based organization dedicated to researchon infectious diseases of poverty. ”8
PART IAbout TDRTDR – three simple letters that stand for the SpecialProgramme for Research and Training in TropicalDiseases, the leading UN-based organization dedicatedto research on infectious diseases of poverty.Since its establishment at the World HealthOrganization (WHO) in 1975, TDR has stimulatedresearch and development of new drugs and diagnosticsand implementation strategies that contributed toglobal elimination campaigns for four major diseases– Chagas disease, leprosy, lymphatic filariasis, andonchocerciasis – and a regional elimination campaignagainst visceral leishmaniasis. TDR field researchhas been critical in generating evidence that led tothe adoption of major new health strategies, such asthe use of bednets, artemisinin-based combinationtherapies (ACTs), pre-packaged antimalarial drugs inmalaria prevention and treatment, community-directedinterventions (CDIs) against onchocerciasis andmalaria, and multidrug therapy for leprosy. TDR hasalso fostered the training of thousands of developingcountry researchers and has strengthened hundreds ofdeveloping country research institutions while playinga critical role in the birth of organizations such asthe Global Forum for Health Research (GFHR), theMedicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) and the Foundationfor Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND).TDR operates within a broad framework of intergovernmentaland interagency cooperationand participation. It has a budget of approximatelyUS$ 50 million and a staff of 100; its unique positionderives not from this budget or its relatively smallsize, but from the breadth of the consensus throughwhich it operates in partnership with hundreds ofscientists, institutions and networks all over the world,and by the manner in which it is governed, with its4 co-sponsoring organizations as well as an independentgoverning board comprising equal representationof developed and developing countries.Building on a successful past, TDR embarked on anew 10 year-strategy in 2007 in response to changesin the global health and research landscape. Thisstrategy aims to foster ‘an effective global research efforton infectious diseases of poverty, in which disease endemiccountries play a pivotal role’ and has three strategic arms:research on neglected priority needs, empowermentand stewardship.In this report we provide an overview of our progressand achievements in the first phase of implementingthis strategy during 2007-2008.Nineteenth programme report | TDR 2007-20089
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