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Governance

TDR is co-sponsored by UNICEF, UNDP, the World Bank and WHO, and operates within a broad framework of intergovernmental and interagency cooperation and participation.

TDR is governed by three bodies:

  • The Joint Coordinating Board (JCB)
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  • The Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC)

The executing agency is the World Health Organization (WHO).

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TDR basic documents

Memorandum of Understanding; Resolutions of the World Health Assembly (WHA) and Executive Board of WHO; Joint Coordinating Board procedures and decisions

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