Annual report 2023: Research capacity strengthening

Overview

Research Capacity Strengthening activities are at the heart of the UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training on Tropical Diseases strategy 2018–2023, which aims to contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 and to support universal health coverage. The TDR vision of the health and well-being of people burdened by infectious diseases of poverty being improved through research and innovation is embedded in the overarching RCS goal to strengthen the capacity of individuals, institutions and societies to produce research evidence useful for reducing the burden of infectious diseases of poverty in low- and middle-income countries. By strengthening this capacity, the RCS unit equips health workers with transferable core competencies and skill sets which contributes to building health system resilience, epidemic preparedness and response.