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Dr John Reeder

TDR Director

I am proud to look back on many achievements for TDR
in 2019.

In the area of research for implementation, our work aims
to overcome barriers to support the implementation of
disease control tools to combat infectious diseases of poverty.
In collaboration with WHO’s Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, we have collaborated with the International Atomic Energy Agency and its joint division with the Food and Agriculture Organization to develop guidance on testing the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) to control diseases carried by Aedes mosquitoes such as dengue, Zika and chikunguna. Our Structured Operational Research and Training IniTiative (SORT IT) is tackling antimicrobial resistance and has spurred 36 new research studies in five countries.

We continue to strengthen research capacity and develop
the next generation of global health leaders in collaboration with institutions based in low- and middle-income countries.
Our Massive Open Online Course on implementation research, in three languages, has seen enrolment by thousands of participants, and a new training course on ethics in implementation research has been developed with WHO’s Health Ethics & Governance Unit.

As part of efforts to engage with the global health community and influence the research agenda, we also launched a Health Product Profile Directory that aims to guide smarter development of new drugs, vaccines and diagnostics.

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We are championing open access to health research and supporting the development of a growing number of data sharing platforms. Research partners are piloting a new toolkit
on intersectional gender analysis on infectious diseases
that will be launched next year. Our Social Innovation in Health Initiative has been showcased at the World Health Assembly, and new social innovations have been identified for research. We would like to thank the many thousands of TDR Global members for their active engagement in activities such as
our research crowdfunding challenge contest.

We continue to collaborate with our UN co-sponsors: we have worked with WHO regional offices to award grants to support implementation and operational research aligned with regional priorities. UNICEF is exploring collaboration with TDR’s roster
of operational research experts to tackle antimicrobial resistance. And with UNDP, we have been contributing to the Access and Delivery Partnership to strengthen health systems to ensure effective access to and delivery of tools to fight TB, malaria and neglected tropical diseases.

We thank all of our donors for their continued support for research to combat infectious diseases of poverty. And we would like to express our deep appreciation to all the scientists and institutions we have collaborated with in countries.

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