Tropical Disease Research A collection of Final Reports from projects selected by independent scientific experts Results Portfolio 1998 / 99 TDR

Tropical Disease Research A collection of Final Reports from projects selected by independent scientific experts Results Portfolio 1998 / 99 TDR - FINAL REPORT

A Scientometric Evaluation of the Chagas Disease Implementation Research Programme of the PAHO and TDR

The Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR) is an independent global programme of scientific collaboration cosponsored by the United Nations Children's Fund, the United Nations Development Program, the World Bank, and the World Health Organization. TDR's strategy is based on stewardship for research on infectious diseases of poverty, empowerment of endemic countri...

Results Portfolio 3 20 01 / 02

The Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR) is an independent global programme of scientific collaboration. Established in 1975 and co-sponsored by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the World Bank and the World Health Organization (WHO), it aims to help combat 10 major tropical diseases: African trypanosomiasis, Objectives i) Research & Development:...

Strategic emphases for tropical diseases research: a TDR perspective.

Setting priorities for health research is a difficult task, especially for the neglected diseases of the poor. A new approach to priority setting for tropical diseases research has been adopted by the UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (known as the TDR). Priorities are defined on the basis of a comprehensive analysis of research needs and resea...

Product R&D for neglected diseases. Twenty-seven years of WHO/TDR experiences with public-private partnerships.

The Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR) was established in 1975 by the United Nations’ Development Programme, the World Bank and the World Health Organization (WHO), at a time when only minimal scientific worldwide effort was dedicated to research into tropical diseases (Morel, 2000). TDR was therefore created with a core mission of fighting these diseases and...