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The WHO 2030 NTD Roadmap has just been launched, and a recent Geneva Health Forum panel took that as its starting point to discuss the possibility of eliminating neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Professor Philippe Guérin, IDDO’s Director, joined co-panellists Dr Amy Fall, the Global Health Medical for Africa Region Lead at Sanofi, Dr Mwele Malecela, Director of the Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases at the WHO, and Dr Nathalie Strub-Wourgaft, Medical Director at Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) back in November 2020.
KWTRP KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme
The KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, a partnership between the Kenya Medical Research Institute, Wellcome and the University of Oxford, conducts world-class, multidisciplinary research to improve human health in Africa. Based in Kenya and Uganda, the programme addresses key health challenges through research on vaccines, pathogens, clinical care, population health and health systems. It also builds African research capacity and engages local communities, the public and policymakers to ensure its work informs meaningful and ethical health interventions.
OUCRU Oxford University Clinical Research Unit
The Oxford University Clinical Research Unit is a large-scale clinical and public health research unit based in Vietnam. We are hosted by the Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Ho Chi Minh City and the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Hanoi. We also have sister units in Kathmandu and Jakarta. As a Wellcome programme, we have received considerable support from Wellcome since our establishment in 1991.
MORU Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit
Established in 1979 as a research collaboration between Mahidol University (Thailand), Oxford University (UK) and the UK's Wellcome Trust, the Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU) conducts targeted clinical trials and public health research that aim to discover and develop appropriate, affordable interventions that measurably improve the health of people living in resource-limited parts of the world.
SMRU Thailand (MORU network)
Based on the border between Thailand and Myanmar, SMRU conducts unique cohort studies in maternal and child health, and malaria treatment and prevention. Our research agenda is based on community engagement and our experience in providing frontline care to the marginalised population we serve, enabling rapid implementation of research findings.
OUCRU Nepal (OUCRU network)
OUCRU Nepal was established in 2003 and is part of the Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health at the University of Oxford. We are committed to advancing health outcomes through research and collaboration. In Nepal, we work closely with the National Academy of Medical Sciences in Kathmandu.
OUCRU Indonesia (OUCRU network)
OUCRU Indonesia, in collaboration with its Indonesian hosts and a wide network of local and international partners, conducts biomedical, clinical and epidemiological research on infections that affect the health of people in Southeast Asia and beyond. Based within the historic Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia (FMUI) in central Jakarta, the unit develops a research agenda that is both relevant and responsive to the needs of Indonesian healthcare providers and their patients.
MOCRU Myanmar (MORU network)
In close association with Medical Action Myanmar (MAM) and with a focus on populations at increased risk and usually excluded from service, MOCRU conduct research to identify health problems and evaluate MAM’s prevention and treatment strategies for important local diseases, including malaria, TB, HIV, hepatitis C, sexually transmitted infections, rickets, and COVID-19.
COMRU Cambodia (MORU network)
COMRU is a child health and antimicrobial resistance focused research unit with world class diagnostic microbiology facilities, fully integrated into Cambodia’s leading non-governmental paediatric healthcare organisation, and with longstanding links to the Cambodian Ministry of Health.
LOMWRU Lao PDR (MORU network)
A strong academic and technical partner in Laos, LOMWRU is known for its advanced laboratory and clinical research capability. We conduct policy relevant research, train Lao scientists and technicians, and build national capacity for diagnostic microbiology and biosafety. Through these activities we strengthen the research culture in Laos.
NDM Centre for Global Health Research
The NDM Centre for Global Health Research brings together internationally recognised Oxford-based academic groups, networks and consortia that address major public health issues with partners across the globe. The NDM Centre for Global Health Research is also the base for postgraduate studies in Tropical Medicine and Global Health at DPhil and MSc levels.