TDR annual report 2025

Overview

The TDR annual report 2025 presents an overview of the activities, achievements and strategic directions of the UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), focusing on its role in supporting research and capacity strengthening to address infectious diseases of poverty. The report outlines how TDR contributes to improving health outcomes in low- and middle-income countries by promoting implementation research, fostering innovation and facilitating the translation of evidence into practical interventions. It situates this work within the broader global health context, emphasizing persistent challenges such as disease burden, inequities in access to care and evolving environmental and epidemiological threats.

Structured around key thematic areas aligned with the TDR Strategy 2024–2029, the report highlights research efforts addressing disease control and elimination, climate change impacts on health, epidemics and outbreaks, and resistance to treatment and control agents. It also describes initiatives to strengthen research capacity, leadership and global collaboration through training programmes, networks and partnerships. The report underscores TDR’s emphasis on locally led, context-specific research and a One Health approach, while illustrating how evidence generation supports policy development, health system resilience and equitable access to effective interventions.

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