01222nam a2200169   4500000000100000008003900001260002100040653002200061653001600083653001200099653002200111245009000133856007100223050000800294520072800302020002201030       0                             d  bWHO; TDRaGeneva10aCapacity building10aElimination10aleprosy10aTropical diseases00aMaking a difference : 30 years of research and capacity building in tropical diseases  uhttps://www.who.int/tdr/publications/about-tdr/30-year-history/en/  a  b3 a<p>TDR was formed in an era of growing awareness of our world’s interdependence. The programme came of age as social and economic development to bridge the gap between rich and poor countries became a mainstream UN endeavour. It has matured at the turn of the millennium, as the global community increasingly recognizes our continued vulnerability to infectious diseases of all kinds — from TB, malaria and HIV/AIDS to lesser known diseases such as dengue, schistosomiasis and sleeping sickness. Yet there is also heightened potential for scientific research — harnessed to new technologies and innovative public–private partnerships and networks — to reduce this vulnerability in disease-endemic countries.</p>
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