ACTIVITIEs
Conducting IR – external validity / transferability – Jean Louis Abdourahim
Study design and methods – models/frameworks/study design – Dr Anna Kalbarczyk
Study design and methods – mixed and multi-methods approaches – Dr. Malabika Sarker
Study design and methods – measuring and assessing IR outcomes – Retna Siwi
Study design and methods – sustainability and scale-up – Housseini Dolo
Iterative and learning cycles to facilitate continuous improvement of IR – Dr. Humayra Binte Anwar
Translating IR results to policy and action – Dr. Yodi Mahendradhata
Communicating and advocating throughout the IR process – Dione Benjumea
Kunzang Dorji
Kunzang Dorji – A Deputy Chief Laboratory Officer/ Surveillance Officer, Royal Centre for Disease Control Department of Public Health, Ministry of Health, Bhutan. He is from Bhutan and an alumni of the WHO-TDR IR batch from the University of Gadjah Mada shares his...
Join us for the TDR Global Webinar on Immunization!
🤝 Explore the theme 'Revitalizing Immunization: Implementation Research for Strengthening Routine Vaccination Programs.' 🚀 Learn from renowned speakers Dr. Arindam Ray and Dr. Bibek Kumar Lal as they delve into the scope of implementation research in immunization...
Rajat Das Gupta
Rajat Das Gupta - A graduate research assistant at University of South Carolina. He is from Bangladesh and an alumni of the...
COVID-19 Vaccine hesitancy in West Africa
COVID-19 Vaccine hesitancy in West AfricaHosted by IR Connect, supported by WHO-TDRHeld on 29 April 2022Speakers: Alumni from GhanaCheick Oumar DoumbiaPhD Student, Bernhard Nocht Institute of Tropical Medicine.
Peace Alabi
Peace Alabi - A Public health officer in Nigeria and an alumni of the WHO-TDR IR batch from the University of...
Facilitators and Barriers to implementation of childhood tuberculosis in Bangladesh
Facilitators and Barriers to implementation of childhood tuberculosis in BangladeshHosted by IR Connect, supported by WHO-TDRHeld on 30 March 2022 Speakers: Alumni from BRAC Sandesh PanthaGeneral Practitioner, PhD student, Latrobe University, Australia.Uygen...
Tuberculosis: IR and way forward
Tuberculosis: IR and way forwardHosted by IR Connect, supported by WHO-TDRHeld on 24 November 2021Speakers: Alumni from UGMShraddha Acharya,Save the Children International.Dr. Marcelo Amaral Mali,Ministry of Health, and NGO (Operational Research).Shiva Poudel,Bagmati...
Barack Ernest Ahumah
Barack Ernest Ahumah - A senior optometrist and an alumni of the WHO-TDR IR batch from the University of Witwatersrand shares his experience of the IR...
Jean Claude Ouedraogo
Jean Claude Ouedraogo - A research assistant at Institut de Recherche enSciences de La Santé (IRSS/CNRST), Burkina Faso. He is from Burkina Faso and...
“Talk on Conducting IR During Pandemic”
Hosted by WHO-TDR IR Connect (10-November-2021)
Speakers: Pham Huong Giang, UGM Dr Abhishek Royal, UGM
Cheick Oumar Doumbia
Cheick Oumar Doumbia- The alumni of the WHO-TDR IR batch from the University of Ghana shares his experience of the IR program & the impact it has had on his career, in the interview of alumni spotlight series was organized by IR Connect.
Congratulations Sagun Paudel
We hereby announce the winners of TDR Global Asia Mentorship Contest 2021. The first winner will enter the global competition and compete with winners from TDR Global Africa and Latin America. Please kindly note that we will notify the winners via email as well.
The overall total score for each idea is calculated based on the total score for each judging criteria, number of judge’s vote and number of member’s vote.
We received 62 votes from TDR Global members. Most voted idea are: 24 votes for I CARE (Improving Communication And Reach) for public health researchers and 12 votes for IR- Mentor: A platform to connect Mentor and Mentee. This result shows that judges selection are similar with members selection.
Congratulations to all winners and we sincerely thank you for submitting your idea and voting your favorite idea. We couldn’t have done this without you. We also hope this contest also inspires other TDR Global members to create a better mentorship model in your institution.
Narcisse Tounaikok
Narcisse Tounaikok- The alumni of the WHO-TDR IR batch from the University of Ghana shares his experience of the IR program & the impact it has had on his career, in the interview of alumni spotlight series was organized by IR Connect.
Abebe Belete
Abebe Belete- The batch representative of the WHO-TDR IR batch from the University of Ghana shares his experience with the IR program & the impact it has had on his career. The alumni spotlight series was organized by WHO-TDR IR Connect.
S. M. Hasan UL Bari
S. M. Hasan UL Bari The batch representative of the WHO-TDR IR batch from the BRAC University shares his experience of the IR program & the impact it has had on his career. The alumni spotlight series organised by WHO-TDR IR Connect.
Introducing the Global Health Matters podcast
What opportunities are health researchers discovering with the COVID-19 pandemic? Can we promote gender equality in global health leadership in ways that aren’t patronizing? What innovative tools are scientists using to tackle the impact of climate change on health?
In the Global Health Matters podcast, host Dr Garry Aslanyan is joined by some of the world’s leading scientists to discuss these questions, share their experiences and talk about how their work is making a real impact. Here’s
Luthfi Azizatunnisa
Luthfi Azizatunnisa- The batch representative of the first WHO TDR IR batch from the Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia shares her experience of the IR program & the impact it has had on her career, in the very first interview in the alumni spotlight series organised by IR Connect.
Webinar on “Women Scientists Working in Infectious Diseases in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Webinar on “Women Scientists Working in Infectious Diseases in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: Panel Discussion on Careers, Challenges and Opportunities in Public Health”
This webinar will showcase examples of women scientists from the region who have chosen a career in public health aspects of infectious diseases in the region and provide an opportunity for audience members to ask them questions.
Scholarship Q&A Session Special Program of Implementation Research in Tropical Disease Supported by TDR
Special Program of Implementation Research in Tropical Disease is a two year master program supported by Tropical Disease Research (TDR). It was initiated in 2015. Currently there are 4 batches. The students are from the countries in the SouthEast Asia Region (SEAR) and West Pacific Region (WPR).
Currently, the application of the fifth batch is open. With the increasing trend of the applicants per batch, we expect to have more applicants than the previous batch and more variety of country origin. Therefore, the management of the program is holding a Q&A session about the scholarship. This session aims to provide information related to the IR program and to encourage the potential applicants to apply for this scholarship program.
“The story of PhD” Lessons on tools and strategies
Hosted by IR-Connect (supported by WHO-TDR) To share and hopefully provide a realistic but inspiring PhD story focusing on Why we wanted to do our PhDs How we got our PhDs Challenges for a PhD student Speakers: Ezra M Valido, MD, MPM, MPH, PhD(c) Department of Health...
First alumni meeting of the WITS WHO TDR Implementation Research (IR)
This was the first alumni meeting of the WITS WHO TDR Implementation Research (IR) alumni which was held on 11-Feb-2021. The alumni were introduced to the WHO TDR IR Connect platform & it’s features. Highlight of the meeting was the sharing of the personal...
Panel Discussion ‘Importance of Implementation Research for post-COVID response in LMICs’
Hosted by IR-Connect (supported by WHO-TDR) The health sector globally, and prominently in low and middle income countries, have been catapulted into a crisis since the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic. The challenges have been multi-pronged - the pressing need to...