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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17 December 2009
Malaria rapid diagnostic test performance. Results of WHO product testing of malaria RDTs: Round 1 (2009)
This report, which presents the results of the first round of WHO product testing of malaria antigen-detecting RDTs, was completed in November 2008 in...
The arthropod-borne flavivirus dengue virus (DENV) is found mostly in tropical and subtropical regions. Four distinct serotypes (DENV 1-4) cocirculate...
1 June 2009
Stakeholders' meeting on strengthening research partnerships for neglected diseases of poverty
16-18 March 2009: stakeholders meeting, Berlin, GermanyThe two-and-a-half-day stakeholders' meeting on strengthening research partnerships for neglected...
13 March 2009
Good clinical laboratory practice (GCLP)
In 2006, WHO/TDR convened a meeting of organizations engaged in clinical trials in disease endemic countries to discuss the applicability of GCLP guidelines...
5 September 2008
Laboratory-based evaluation of 19 commercially available rapid diagnostic tests for tuberculosis
Accurate and prompt tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis is critical to disease control. Simple user-friendly and affordable detection tools could save lives and...
29 June 2007
Lessons learned in home management of malaria : implementation research in four African countries
Improving child survival required investment in approaches that empower the rural poor, giving them the tools to recognize the signs and symptoms of malaria...