Making health research work for poor people: progress 2003-2004

Overview

The 2003-2004 biennium has been a mix of consolidation and transition for TDR. Throughout this period, TDR has continued to deliver success in an international environment of change in infectious diseases research, most notably highlighted by the increase in consortia, public-private partnerships and nongovernmental organizations established over the last five years.

This success has occurred in diverse areas such as trypanosome genomics, malaria drug development, diagnostics development, implementation research for malaria and the more neglected tropical diseases, and sustainable capacity building and best practices. TDR has also maintained its activities to promote sustainable capacity building as well as research that encourages innovation and new ideas, approaches and tools (such as drugs, vaccines and diagnostics) to tackle diseases that are primarily associated with poverty.