Building Research and Development Capacity to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases

Building capacity and infrastructure on science and research in Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) endemic countries is key for the success of combating infectious diseases. Universities, civil society organization, and the private sector are supporting a range of initiatives. However the global NTD community and the African scientific community are seeking to increase efforts on common approaches and priority setting for research to support elimination of NTDs.

The workshop aims at identifying challenges and gaps for increasing human resources and research capacity, and therefore brings together representatives from research institutes, governmental (foreign office which funds DAAD) and non-governmental organizations, other NTD-stakeholders, and partners from Germany and NTD endemic countries, who will speak and discuss about successes and challenges.