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- Special Program for Research & Training in Tropical Diseases (I)
Special Program for Research & Training in Tropical Diseases (I)
| Financing Type | Grants |
| Category | Technical Assistance |
| Focus Area | Health |
| Approved | 24.02.1984 |
| Signed | 24.02.1984 |
| Loan Administrator | United Nations Development Program |
| Organization | UNDP |
| OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 0.69 |
The first grant was allocated to cofinance an on-going program of research related to six major tropical diseases; malaria, leprosy, schistosomiasis, leishmaniasis, filariasis and trypanosomiasis, with particular emphasis on leprosy control. The whole program was jointly sponsored by UNDP/World Bank/WHO and funded by 43 countries.