TDR Activities

Optimizing malaria vaccine uptake in Africa

Yellow fever

A single administration of the yellow fever vaccine offers lifelong immunity. Despite previous vaccination efforts, there is a resurgence of yellow fever in at-risk countries.  ...

Early Warning and Response System for climate-sensitive diseases (EWARS-csd)

Climate-sensitive diseases are illnesses whose incidence, intensity or distribution is impacted by climate and weather conditions. These diseases can be directly or indirectly infl ...

Neglected tropical diseases: Bridging the research gap in Ethiopia for universal health coverage

  

One Health and vector-borne diseases webinar series

The objective of this webinar series is to create an online network of researchers and others working in the field of vector-borne diseases (VBDs).

One Health approach to controlling mosquito-borne diseases in West Africa, Senegal-Nigeria

Project 6: Enhancing One Health surveillance and control of vector-borne diseases related to climate change in the West Africa region (Senegal and Nigeria)Lead institutions: Instit ...

Implementing One Health strategies to control fascioliasis and schistosomiasis, Tanzania-Rwanda

Project 7: One Health approach to controlling and understanding the dynamics of fascioliasis and schistosomiasis in the context of climate change (United Republic of Tanzania and R ...

Strengthened One Health surveillance capacity for leishmaniasis, Uganda-Kenya

Project 5: Strengthening surveillance of leishmaniasis in Uganda and Kenya through a collaborative multisectoral One Health capacity building approach in endemic foci (Uganda and K ...

Operationalising One Health to reduce disease burden in vulnerable communities, South Africa-Rwanda

Project 8: Application of a One Health approach for reducing the burden of vector-borne diseases in vulnerable communities in the context of climate change (South Africa and Rwanda ...

Active TB drug safety monitoring and management (aDSM)

Active tuberculosis (TB) drug safety monitoring and management (aDSM) is a key component for the use of new and repurposed TB drugs.  

TDA4Child initiative

Innovative approaches for improving drug & vaccine safety

Webinars on South-South sharing of experiences on innovative approaches for improving drug and vaccine safety

Workshop: Implementation strategies for delivering RTS,S in countries with seasonal transmission

January 2023

Webinar: Introduction of the RTS,S malaria vaccine

February 2022   

Supporting the implementation of malaria vaccines through research

Malakit: Malaria prevention and control in mobile and hard-to-reach populations

The last decade has seen impressive progress in the elimination of malaria in the Guiana Shield region — specifically in the countries of Brazil, Suriname and French Guiana. ...

Pilot-testing the One Health framework (Côte d’Ivoire and Mauritania)

Project 1: Vulnerability and resilience to malaria and schistosomiasis at the northern and southern fringes of the Sahel band in the context of climate change: From an EcoHealth re ...

Pilot-testing the One Health framework (South Africa)

Project 4: Operationalizing One Health in Ingwavuma Community: Developing Transdisciplinary Methodology (South Africa)Principal Investigator: Professor Moses J. CHIMBARI, College o ...

Pilot-testing the One Health framework (United Republic of Tanzania)

Project 3: Promoting innovative and inclusive approaches to implementation research for operationalizing the One Health approach in the United Republic of TanzaniaPrincipal Investi ...

Pilot-testing the One Health framework (Kenya)

Project 2: Operationalizing the One Health Approach for Malaria and Rift Valley Fever in Baringo County, Kenya: Building on the TDR IDRC Research Initiative Project in AfricaPrinci ...