Our work
Our specific impact goals are to:
- Increase access to health interventions in countries with high burdens of infectious diseases through the generation and use of high-quality research.
- Accelerate the development of innovative tools, solutions and implementation strategies essential for disease control and elimination through research and partnership.
- Build a critical mass of researchers in disease-affected countries who can conduct, lead and further develop research through training and mentorship.
- Engage a broad global community to facilitate the role of research for development, and advocate for the use of high quality evidence to inform policy.
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2 August 2023
TDR results 2022 report
In 2022, TDR made significant progress on the 2018–2023 strategy, reaching or surpassing nearly all targets set for 2023, for annually measured output...
31 July 2023
TDR Strategy 2024-2029
For almost 50 years, TDR has been a leader in research to address infectious diseases of poverty and in building the capacity of people, communities and...
26 May 2023
Seasonal malaria chemoprevention with sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine plus amodiaquine in children: a field...
Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) is the intermittent administration of a curative dose of antimalarial medicine to children at high risk of severe...
17 April 2023
TDR annual report 2022
This report highlights the impact of research supported by the UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases...
29 November 2022
Surveillance and control of arboviral diseases in the WHO African Region: assessment of country capacities
The growing threat and recent epidemics of Aedes-borne arboviral infections in Africa has put into question the adequacy of public health systems to...
Research mentorship is a powerful tool. It has the ability to mould generations of researchers, positively influencing their career development by instilling...