(task) TDR eNewsletter 22 July 2015

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Health, Development, Diseases of Poverty

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> News from TDR Director John Reeder
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> It’s an unusually hot summer in Geneva, providing
> an appropriate setting for the teams from several countries in Africa meeting on the research into increasing resilience to climate change. This month we’ve also published a number of new reports and tools, we’re helping to support a new TB research network in west Africa, and applications for the new postgraduate grants are open.
> More <http://www.who.int/tdr/news/2015/news_j_reeder_july_2015/en/> >
> Strengthening research capacity
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> New online course on implementation research under development
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> A massive open online course (MOOC) on implementation research is being developed by TDR. The value and utility of this type of research will be introduced through case studies to be presented and interpreted by experienced public health researchers, practitioners and academics.More <http://www.who.int/tdr/news/2015/new-online-course/en/> >
> Course offerings increasing at Regional Training Centres
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> The network of Regional Training Centres supported by TDR has been expanding the number of trainers, increasing consistency among the materials and holding workshops this summer. More <http://www.who.int/tdr/news/2015/regional-training-centres-courses/en/> >
> West African regional network to develop national TB research agendas
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> A West African network has agreed to work together to strengthen control of tuberculosis (TB) by developing new approaches that will increase the numbers of people diagnosed and treated. TDR is working with partners in 16 countries to develop a platform for sharing experiences and doing more operational and implementation research which will help achieve their objectives. More <http://www.who.int/tdr/news/2015/west-african-regional-network/en/> >
> Biosafety manual publication
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> A manual has been published that is based on a series of biosafety courses on genetically modified mosquitoes that were held in Africa, Asia and Latin America during 2008-2011. These courses were developed to create a pool of regional scientists well trained in the assessment and management of biosafety related to the implementation of genetically modified vectors for the control of vector-borne diseases. More <http://www.who.int/tdr/publications/biosafety-gmm/en/> >
> Updated 'toolbox' for field trials in low-resource settings released
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> A manual to help investigators in low- and middle-income countries conduct field trials has been updated by Oxford Medicine Online. This version of Field Trials of Health Interventions includes seven new chapters on conducting systematic literature reviews, trial governance, preliminary studies and pilot testing, budgeting and accounting, intervention costing and economic analysis, and Phase IV studies. More > <http://www.who.int/tdr/news/2015/updated-toolbox/en/>
> Research
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> New research innovation fund makes first 3 awards
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> Three research projects have been awarded funding from a new pooled fund to support innovative approaches to research for neglected diseases. More than US$ 5 million is being provided for work on visceral leishmaniasis and malaria, and biomarkers as diagnostics for a range of the neglected tropical diseases.More <http://www.who.int/tdr/news/2015/research_innovation_fund/en/> >
> Research on climate change integrates multiple disciplines
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> Work to identify ways that African countries can prepare for the impacts of environmental and climate change is creating new approaches that bring multiple disciplines together. Researchers in geoinformatics, meteorology, entomology and infectious diseases came together recently in Geneva to review progress of a major project helping communities build resilience against diseases like malaria and schistosomiasis. More <http://www.who.int/tdr/news/2015/climate-change-research/en/> >
> Publication reinforces connection between biodiversity and health
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> A new publication, Connecting Global Priorities: Biodiversity and Human Health A State of Knowledge Review, calls for more attention to biodiversity as a means of improving health, adapting to climate change and moderating the impacts of disasters. More <http://www.who.int/tdr/news/2015/biodiversity-health/en/> >
> About TDR
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> TDR 2016-17 budget approved
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> TDR’s Joint Coordinating Board (JCB) has endorsed the 2016-17 projected biennium budget of US$ 45-55 million. The workplan expands support for training, increases research that addresses obstacles to disease control and elimination, and continues a major study on health-related climate change vulnerabilities in low-income countries. More <http://www.who.int/tdr/news/2015/tdr_2016-17_budget_apprvd/en/> >
> Women rising in prominence for TDR research contracts and publishing
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> TDR’s efforts to increase the numbers of women conducting research are starting to pay off. In 2014, the proportion of grants awarded to women was 43%, and 47% of the publications acknowledging TDR support had women as the first author.More <http://www.who.int/tdr/news/2015/women-prominence/en/> >
> Annual TDR reports now available
> TDR 2014 Annual Report <http://www.who.int/tdr/publications/2014-annual-report/en/>
> TDR 2014 Results Report <http://www.who.int/tdr/publications/2014-results-report/en/>
> 2014 TDR research capacity strengthening report <http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/179909/1/TDR_RCS_15.1_eng.pdf>
> 2014 TDR intervention and implementation research report <http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/179910/1/TDR_IIR_15.1_eng.pdf>
> 2014 TDR vectors, environment and society research report <http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/179911/1/TDR_VES_15.1_eng.pdf>
> Alumni profile
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> Strengthening the voice of disease endemic countries
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> What does a doctor and head of a research institution from Panama do when he is selected by his country to represent them on the TDR Joint Coordinating Board? When he sees that many of his colleagues from other low- or middle-income countries are quiet and not bringing up issues and he’s Jorge Motta, he shakes things up. More <http://www.who.int/tdr/news/2015/Motta-profile/en/> >
> Grants
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> TDR postgraduate grant applications are now being accepted at 7 universities
> This is a new shift for TDR to support the selection and administration of Masters degrees and PhDs in regional universities.
> Full list of universities and links to applications <http://www.who.int/tdr/capacity/strengthening/postgraduate/en/>
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> All TDR grants <http://webitpreview.who.int/entity/tdr/grants/en/>
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> ABOUT TDR
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> TDR <http://apps.who.int/tdr/>, the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases, is a global programme of scientific collaboration that helps facilitate, support and influence efforts to combat diseases of poverty. TDR is hosted at the World Health Organization (WHO), and is sponsored by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the World Bank and WHO.
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