In an interconnected world: joint research priorities for the environment, agriculture and infectious disease

Infectious Diseases of Poverty

Anthony J McMichael²  Colin D Butler³  Bianca Brijnath¹ 

[1] Department of General Practice, School of Primary Health Care, Monash University, Building 1, 270 Ferntree Gully Road, Notting Hill, Victoria 3168, Australia;National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia;Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australia

关键词: TDR;    Research priorities;    Infectious disease;    Environment;    Agriculture;   

Others  :  801343
DOI  :  10.1186/2049-9957-3-2

 received in 2013-11-21, accepted in 2014-01-22,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

In 2008 the UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR) commissioned ten think-tanks to work on disease-specific and thematic reference groups to identify top research priorities that would advance the research agenda on infectious diseases of poverty, thus contributing to improvements in human health. The first of the thematic reference group reports – on environment, agriculture and infectious diseases of poverty – was recently released. In this article we review, from an insider perspective, the strengths and weaknesses of this thematic reference group report and highlight key messages for policy-makers, funders and researchers.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Brijnath et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.