TDR 2018 Results Report
Overview
The TDR Results Report illustrates progress made against the 23 key performance indicators that are part of the monitoring and evaluation matrix, in line with the current Performance Assessment Framework.
The year 2018 kicked off the current TDR strategy (2018-2023), and significant achievements were made in research for implementation, research capacity strengthening and global engagement. These achievements are contributing to disease control and elimination, improved access to health care, and better outbreak detection and response globally, thereby supporting WHO’s triple billion goals and the Strategic Development Goal (SDG) targets.
In 2018, TDR developed 15 new or improved solutions, tools and implementation strategies in collaboration with country institutions and/or WHO disease control programmes. These tools are aligned with the needs and priorities of disease-endemic countries, to support translation of evidence to policy and practice.
The 2018 performance measurements also confirmed that TDR’s sustained efforts towards improving gender and socio-economic equity are yielding results: the proportion of women among recipients of grants and contracts increased to 47%; 44% of first authors of TDR-supported publications were women; 57% of expert advisers were women; and 83% of grants and contracts went to institutions and individuals from low- and middle-income countries.
The external audit of 2018 confirmed the soundness of TDR’s internal controls and the appropriateness of our management processes and decisions.