Annual report 2021: Research for implementation

Research for Implementation is one of the three strategic priority areas of the UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO–TDR (Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases) within its 2018–2023 strategy. The supported research activities are contributing to achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, specifically SDG 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages and SDG 10: Reduce inequalities within and among countries, as well as supporting universal health coverage (UHC). 

The Research for Implementation activities focus mainly, but not exclusively, on research leading to the development of policies and guidelines and their effective implementation in public health programmes. The activities also produce the evidence needed to reduce the burden of infectious diseases of poverty in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).