Thailand Africa and Asia Programme - GBP Core

The Wellcome Thailand AAP has conducted high quality impactful research for 40 years on infectious diseases of major public health concern, leading to the widespread adoption of new approaches and treatments for many of them including malaria, melioidosis, and rickettsial infections. In our fifth decade we will focus on ensuring sustainable impact and influence on policymakers by strengthening our research network and developing the capabilities of our partner institutions. Our vision is to: 1. Through research continue to address public health problems with regional and global relevance, using cutting edge approaches to seek affordable and deployable solutions to disease prevention, diagnosis and patient management. 2. Maximise our public health research’s uptake and impact, incorporating health economics analysis and goal-driven engagement with policymakers, national academic institutions, hospitals, industry partners, communities and the general public. 3. Work with our local host institutions to increase their national and global impact by integrating activities including training programmes, joint research projects, and supporting partner-led programmes to translate research into policy and practice. Our goal is to improve life quality and expectancy by reducing the adverse impact of infectious diseases, which account for much of the disparity in health metrics between low and high income countries.