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 September 2015
Malaria rapid diagnostic test performance: results of WHO product testing of malaria RDTs: round 6 (2014-2015)
This report, published in conjunction with a summary overview of results of rounds 1–6, is the sixth in a series of laboratory-based evaluations...
20 July 2015
Biosafety for human health and the environment in the context of the potential use of genetically modified...
SummaryThis manual is based on a series of biosafety courses on genetically modified mosquitoes that were held in Africa, Asia and Latin America during...
16 July 2015
TDR Annual Report 2014
This report provides an overview of the key research achievements, results, performance overview, financial summary and contributors in 2014. It also provides...
9 July 2015
TDR 2014 Results Report
This report covers the period from January to December 2014, and is based on the Performance Assessment Framework aligned with TDR’s 2012-2017 strategic...
28 April 2015
Microscopy for the detection, identification and quantification of malaria parasites on stained thick...
SummaryThis manual was developed to guide a move towards common standards for undertaking and reporting research microscopy for malaria parasite detection,...
31 July 2014
Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Test Performance. Summary results of WHO product testing of malaria RDTs: Round...
In 2006, the WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR) and the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND) launched...