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Rationale
Research capability strengthening
(RCS) is a cross-cutting programme area of TDR, established to strengthen the capacity of
disease-endemic countries to carry
out and sustain research.
Examples of TDR's investment in
health and development can be seen in the publication Research
capacity building in developing countries: investing in health
and development
In the TDR
RCS strategy 2000-2005, RCS activities have been refocused along three lines of support
within two major strategic directions, each with clearly distinguished
budget targets, processes and procedures:
Researcher-driven capacity building
- Individual capacity building aimed at
supporting individuals to gain R&D skills and competencies and to
develop independent research careers.
- Long-term RCS institutional programmes
restricted to least developed, high disease burden, low income countries
within a broad strategic research agenda.
R&D-driven capacity
building
- Targeted research and development
(R&D)-driven initiatives ('RCS Plus') proposed as priorities by the
different steering committees and jointly managed by RCS and the other
TDR units.
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