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• New support for rectal artesunate treatment for malaria
  20 December 2012
• New pregnancy registry protocol published
  13 December 2012
• Research priorities on Chagas disease, human African trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis released
  27 November 2012
• One more month to submit comments on The Guidance Framework for testing genetically modified mosquitoes
  26 November 2012
• Identifying emerging needs in research capacity
  From Berlin to Beijing
  12 November 2012
• Improving the treatment of pneumonia, diarrhoea and malaria among children
  12 November 2012
• Health policy and systems research strategy launched
  9 November 2012
• Guidance Framework for testing genetically modified mosquitoes
  29 October 2012
• Health systems research symposium attracts 1800
  29 October 2012
• Symposium coverage provided by TropIKA.net
  29 October 2012
• Second round of selection underway for new grant on climate change in Africa
  26 October 2012
• EcoHealth field evolving: TDR at international conference in China
  26 October 2012
• VL elimination by 2015 on track with new research
  26 October 2012
• New open access journal Infectious Diseases of Poverty launched
  25 October 2012
• Cholera diagnostic test evaluations needed
  17 October 2012
• Helminth infections research priorities identified
  16 October 2012
• TDR at the World Health Summit
  12 October 2012
• Remembering Nancy Cruz Ortiz
  29 January, 1978 to 3 August, 2012
  1 October 2012
• Onchocerciasis can be eliminated with ivermectin
  Proof of principle in specific African endemic areas
  24 September 2012
• Surviving severe malaria – looking at the long-term impact on childhood disability
  12 September 2012
• Zoonoses and marginalized infections research priorities report
  10 September 2012
• VL rapid diagnostics may be inadequate in Brazil and East Africa
  7 September 2012
• TDR: a time to live or die?
  Responding to the Lancet editorial
  24 August 2012
• Deadline on health systems research symposium approaching
  The Second Global Symposium on Health Systems Research: Inclusion and Innovation Towards Universal Health Coverage is fast approaching!
  24 August 2012
• Dengue classification process potential model
  15 August 2012
• New climate change research
  Investigating the impact on people living in African drylands
  10 July 2012
• WHO and UNICEF recommend scaling up integrated community case management of childhood illness
  2 July 2012
• A conversation with Sue Kinn, Chair of TDR’s Joint Coordinating Board
  21 June 2012
• Ecohealth research applications
  New book available on innovative uses of an ecosystem approach to health
  21 June 2012
• New strategy approved by Joint Coordinating Board
  Focus on implementation research and strengthening research capacity in low- and middle-income countries
  20 June 2012
• Scientific articles from TDR research increases 33%
  20 June 2012
• Zoonoses research priorities identified
  14 June 2012
• New series on helminth infections R&D agenda
  14 May 2012
• Research costing subject of new ESSENCE document
  14 May 2012
• A tale of three villages
  A new approach bringing together malaria and pneumonia treatment by community volunteers that could reduce childhood deaths in Africa
  28 April 2012
• Lancet editorial calls for commitment to TDR
  27 April 2012
• New TDR strategy endorsed by Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC)
  19 April 2012
• New ways to fight infectious diseases in poor countries
  Report recommends the development of a new indicator and multidisciplinary approaches that include the environment, health systems and innovation
  16 April 2012
• An interview with TDR’s new Director, John Reeder
  2 April 2012
• In memorium to former UNDP representative
  Tim Rothermel
  26 February 2012
• Community health workers critical for elimination of malaria
  30 January 2012