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- Special Program for Research & Training in Tropical Diseases (III)
Special Program for Research & Training in Tropical Diseases (III)
Financing Type | Grants |
Category | Technical Assistance |
Focus Area | Health |
Approved | 07.12.1995 |
Signed | 18.12.1995 |
Loan Administrator | OPEC Fund for International Development |
Executing Agency | WHO |
Co-financiers | OPEC Fund, 29 governments and 9 funding agencies including UNDP/World Bank and WHO Special Progrma for Research, |
Organization | UNDP |
OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 0.20 |
Total Project Cost (USDm) | 57.70 |
The whole program was jointly sponsored by UNDP/World Bank/WHO and funded by 43 countries. The program aimed at developing new methods of preventing and treating selected major tropical disease gorups as well as strengthening the capabilities of endemic countries. The Fund's grant financed the Applied Field Research component during the 1996-97 biennium.