01480nas a2200325   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001100055653001900066653001100085653002300096653002800119653001100147653001800158653001200176653001200188653001900200653002300219653002000242653002200262653002900284653001700313653003000330100001400360245004500374300001000419490000700429520070400436022001401140       2000                            d  c2000 Dec10aAfrica10aChagas disease10aDengue10aEducation, Medical10aElephantiasis, Filarial10aHumans10aLeishmaniasis10aleprosy10aMalaria10aonchocerciasis10aParasitic Diseases10aschistosomiasis10aTropical Medicine10aTrypanosomiasis, African10aTuberculosis10aWorld Health Organization1 aMorel C M00aReaching maturity - 25 years of the TDR.  a522-80 v163 a<p>In its first 25 years of existence, TDR has become a key player in the development of new tools for the control of tropical diseases and the training of researchers from disease-endemic countries. In order to maintain its leading position, cope with new health challenges and profit from new avenues opened by science and technology breakthroughs, a new strategic vision is now being implemented. It aims at a closer interaction with health systems and disease control programmes, capacity strengthening based on selected research initiatives and full exploitation of scientific and technological advances in the biomedical, social and information sciences, as discussed here by Carlos Morel.</p>  a0169-4758