28 April 2017 – The journal PLOS NTD has published an article profiling the progress and challenges building research capacity in low- and middle-income countries. They highlight successes from TDR and the recent changes made to increase the opportunities.
More recently, TDR has started shifting away from training researchers abroad to forging alliances with well-established academic institutions that can act as regional training hubs. Edward Kamau, who works in TDR’s research capacity building unit, explained in the article: “The stipends and tuition are lower compared to training in the US or Europe, so maybe you can train 5 people instead of 2.”
Read the full PLOS NTD article: Partnering to promote research where it matters