Strategic emphases for tropical diseases research: a TDR perspective.
Setting priorities for health research is a difficult task, especially for the neglected diseases of the poor. A new approach to priority setting for tropical diseases research has been adopted by the UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (known as the TDR). Priorities are defined on the basis of a comprehensive analysis of research needs and research opportunities for each of the ten major tropical diseases in the TDR portfolio. The resulting strategic emphases matrix reflects the priorities for tropical diseases research from the perspective of the TDR. Its purpose is not to impose global research priorities, but we believe the results could be useful to other organizations.
Remme
Jan H F
JH
Blas
Erik
E
Chitsulo
Lester
L
Desjeux
Philippe M P
PM
Engers
Howard D
HD
Kanyok
Thomas P
TP
Kayondo
Jane F
JF
Kioy
Deborah W
DW
Kumaraswami
Vasanthapuram
V
Lazdins
Janis K
JK
Nunn
Paul P
PP
Oduola
Ayoade
A
Ridley
Robert G
RG
Toure
Yeya T
YT
Zicker
Fabio
F
Morel
Carlos M
CM
D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D012106:Research; D012107:Research Design / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014330:Tropical Medicine / Q000639:trends*; D014480:United Nations; D014944:World Health Organization