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© Wellcome</p> </div><div class="c-media__caption-detail"><p>Adi Ravoka takes part in the World Mosquito Programme in the South Pacific. </p></div></div></div></div></div></figcaption></figure><div class="c-page-header__text-panel"><div class="c-page-header__text-panel-main"><h1 class="tw-leading-heading tw-font-secondary tw-tracking-heading-major tw-text-heading-xl tw-mb-responsive-md after:tw-bg-amber-30 after:tw-block after:tw-h-static-xxs after:tw-w-static-xl after:tw-mt-responsive-sm print:after:tw-border-b-4 print:after:tw-border-b-amber-30">Infectious Disease</h1><div class="c-rich-text c-page-header__standfirst"><p>Our mission is to support science to bring innovative solutions to combat infectious disease in the most affected communities. </p><p>We maximise this impact through partnerships, advocacy and championing of evidence.</p></div></div><aside class="c-page-header__text-panel-meta tw-hidden md:tw-block" id="page-header-caption"><div class="tw-col-span-full tw-max-w-full 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aria-labelledby="accordion-button-image-banner-caption" class="c-accordion__content tw-p-0" hidden=""><div class="c-media__caption-detail c-image-banner__caption-detail"><p>Adi Ravoka takes part in the World Mosquito Programme in the South Pacific. </p></div><div class="c-media__credit">Credit: <p>Adrienne Surprenant / Collectif Item © Wellcome</p> </div></div></div></div><div class="tw-hidden md:tw-block"><div class="c-media__credit">Credit: <p>Adrienne Surprenant / Collectif Item © Wellcome</p> </div><div class="c-media__caption-detail"><p>Adi Ravoka takes part in the World Mosquito Programme in the South Pacific. </p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></header></div><div class="c-outer-grid__nav tw-mb-responsive-xl"><div class="c-nav-tertiary-container"><div class="c-nav-tertiary is-scrolling-up"><a class="c-skip-link c-skip-link--float" href="#page-sections">Skip to contents</a><nav class="o-container" aria-label="In page"><h2 class="tw-sr-only">Contents</h2><ul 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tw-mr-responsive-md"><a href="#our-approach-cccb" class="c-nav-tertiary__link tw-px-0"><span class="tw-items-center tw-flex tw-h-full tw-py-static-xxs tw-relative md:tw-py-unit before:tw-bg-amber-30 before:tw-bottom-0 before:tw-h-[0.125rem] before:tw-left-0 before:tw-absolute before:tw-origin-left before:tw-transition-all before:tw-duration-300 before:tw-ease-in-out c-nav-tertiary__link-text">Our approach</span></a></li><li class="c-nav-tertiary__item tw-mr-responsive-md"><a href="#our-work-in-action-7e31" class="c-nav-tertiary__link tw-px-0"><span class="tw-items-center tw-flex tw-h-full tw-py-static-xxs tw-relative md:tw-py-unit before:tw-bg-amber-30 before:tw-bottom-0 before:tw-h-[0.125rem] before:tw-left-0 before:tw-absolute before:tw-origin-left before:tw-transition-all before:tw-duration-300 before:tw-ease-in-out c-nav-tertiary__link-text">Our work in action</span></a></li><li class="c-nav-tertiary__item tw-mr-responsive-md"><a href="#our-team-50ed" class="c-nav-tertiary__link tw-px-0"><span class="tw-items-center tw-flex tw-h-full tw-py-static-xxs tw-relative md:tw-py-unit before:tw-bg-amber-30 before:tw-bottom-0 before:tw-h-[0.125rem] before:tw-left-0 before:tw-absolute before:tw-origin-left before:tw-transition-all before:tw-duration-300 before:tw-ease-in-out c-nav-tertiary__link-text">Our team</span></a></li><li class="c-nav-tertiary__item tw-mr-responsive-md"><a href="#latest-report-4402" class="c-nav-tertiary__link tw-px-0"><span class="tw-items-center tw-flex tw-h-full tw-py-static-xxs tw-relative md:tw-py-unit before:tw-bg-amber-30 before:tw-bottom-0 before:tw-h-[0.125rem] before:tw-left-0 before:tw-absolute before:tw-origin-left before:tw-transition-all before:tw-duration-300 before:tw-ease-in-out c-nav-tertiary__link-text">Reports</span></a></li></ul></nav></div></div></div><div class="c-outer-grid__sidebar print:tw-hidden"><div class="c-page-sidebar tw-relative"></div><div class="c-page-sidebar c-page-sidebar--sticky-tertiary is-scrolling-up"></div></div><div class="c-outer-grid__content c-sections-container"><div id="page-sections" class="o-scroll-offset _u-offset-tertiary"><section class="c-section tw-mb-responsive-xl"><div class="o-container tw-grid tw-grid-cols-6 sm:tw-grid-cols-12 tw-grid-rows-1 tw-gap-x-gutter print:tw-block" data-gtm="grid"><div class="tw-col-span-full tw-max-w-full md:tw-col-start-4 md:tw-col-end-10"><h2 class="tw-leading-heading tw-font-medium tw-tracking-heading-minor tw-text-heading-lg tw-mb-responsive-md after:tw-bg-amber-30 after:tw-block after:tw-h-static-xxs after:tw-w-static-xl after:tw-mt-responsive-sm print:after:tw-border-b-4 print:after:tw-border-b-amber-30 js-section-title tw-relative md:tw-z-med">The problem<span id="the-problem-3620" class="c-section__title-anchor tw-invisible tw-absolute tw-left-0 tw-top-0 tw-block tall:-tw-top-site-header md:-tw-top-full-header"> </span></h2></div></div><div class="o-container tw-grid tw-grid-cols-6 sm:tw-grid-cols-12 tw-grid-rows-1 tw-gap-x-gutter print:tw-block" data-gtm="grid"><div class="tw-col-span-full tw-max-w-full md:tw-col-span-8"><div class=""><div class="c-rich-text tw-tracking-body tw-text-body-md md:tw-text-body-lg"><p>Infectious diseases are one of the biggest health challenges in the world today. <a href="https://www.thelancet.com/action/showPdf?pii=S0140-6736%2823%2900860-7" target="_self">They cause around 9.5 million deaths every year</a> and disrupt systems across society. Environmental change and drug-resistant infections threaten to make the situation much worse.</p><p>But the impact is not equal. <a href="https://academic.oup.com/book/32656/chapter-abstract/270597788?redirectedFrom=fulltext&login=false" target="_self">Infectious diseases cause the most death and illness in the world's poorest countries.</a></p><p>We urgently need to improve understanding and find new ways to intervene. By targeting specific research problems that others are not prioritising, we can channel our resources, skills and expertise to drive impact where it is most needed.</p></div></div></div></div></section><section class="c-section"><div class="o-container tw-grid tw-grid-cols-6 sm:tw-grid-cols-12 tw-grid-rows-1 tw-gap-x-gutter print:tw-block" data-gtm="grid"><div class="tw-col-span-full tw-max-w-full md:tw-col-start-4 md:tw-col-end-10"><h2 class="tw-leading-heading tw-font-medium tw-tracking-heading-minor tw-text-heading-lg tw-mb-responsive-md after:tw-bg-amber-30 after:tw-block after:tw-h-static-xxs after:tw-w-static-xl after:tw-mt-responsive-sm print:after:tw-border-b-4 print:after:tw-border-b-amber-30 js-section-title tw-relative md:tw-z-med">Our goals<span id="our-goals-6e67" class="c-section__title-anchor tw-invisible tw-absolute tw-left-0 tw-top-0 tw-block tall:-tw-top-site-header md:-tw-top-full-header"> </span></h2></div></div><div class="o-container tw-grid tw-grid-cols-6 sm:tw-grid-cols-12 tw-grid-rows-1 tw-gap-x-gutter print:tw-block c-grid--fact-card" data-gtm="grid"><div class="tw-col-span-full tw-max-w-full sm:tw-col-start-2 sm:tw-col-end-12 md:tw-col-span-full"><div class="c-scaffold-grid-item tw-pb-scaffold _u-safari-force-sticky-zindex u-sticky-fade"><div class="c-card-listing c-card-listing--horizontal"><article class="c-fact-card" itemscope="" itemType="https://schema.org/Article"><h3 class="o-text-card__title" itemProp="name">Accelerate interventions</h3><div class="c-rich-text c-fact-card__description" itemProp="abstract"><p>Our work advances the discovery, development and optimisation of interventions to control and combat infectious diseases.</p></div></article><article class="c-fact-card" itemscope="" itemType="https://schema.org/Article"><h3 class="o-text-card__title" itemProp="name">Improved understanding</h3><div class="c-rich-text c-fact-card__description" itemProp="abstract"><p>Research we fund helps us to understand how and why infectious diseases emerge or escape control.</p></div></article></div></div></div></div><div class="tw-pb-scaffold"><article class="c-full-width-promo _u-safari-force-sticky-zindex tw-z-low" itemscope="" itemType="https://schema.org/Article"><figure class="c-full-width-promo__image"><img alt="" itemProp="image" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="o-image o-image--cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent" sizes="100vw" srcSet="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_full_hi%2Fpublic%2Fwhy-it-so-hard-develop-new-antibiotics.jpg%3Fitok%3D4nyN1XVN&w=640&q=75 640w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_full_hi%2Fpublic%2Fwhy-it-so-hard-develop-new-antibiotics.jpg%3Fitok%3D4nyN1XVN&w=750&q=75 750w, 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for global action</a></h3><div class="c-rich-text c-full-width-promo__description" itemProp="abstract"><p>Antimicrobial resistance is one of our greatest public health threats. We need collective, evidence-based action to control the escalating burden of drug-resistant infections.</p></div><a class="ds-btn ds-btn--primary c-full-width-promo__link" href="/what-we-do/infectious-disease/antimicrobial-resistance"><span class="ds-btn__text">Learn about our work on drug-resistant infections</span></a></div></div></div></article></div></section><section class="c-section tw-mb-responsive-md"><div class="o-container tw-grid tw-grid-cols-6 sm:tw-grid-cols-12 tw-grid-rows-1 tw-gap-x-gutter print:tw-block" data-gtm="grid"><div class="tw-col-span-full tw-max-w-full"><h2 class="tw-leading-heading tw-font-medium tw-tracking-heading-minor tw-text-heading-lg tw-mb-responsive-md after:tw-bg-amber-30 after:tw-block after:tw-h-static-xxs after:tw-w-static-xl after:tw-mt-responsive-sm print:after:tw-border-b-4 print:after:tw-border-b-amber-30 js-section-title tw-relative md:tw-z-med">Our approach<span id="our-approach-cccb" class="c-section__title-anchor tw-invisible tw-absolute tw-left-0 tw-top-0 tw-block tall:-tw-top-site-header md:-tw-top-full-header"> </span></h2></div></div><div class="o-container tw-grid tw-grid-cols-6 sm:tw-grid-cols-12 tw-grid-rows-1 tw-gap-x-gutter print:tw-block" data-gtm="grid"><div class="tw-col-span-full tw-max-w-full sm:tw-col-start-2 sm:tw-col-end-12 md:tw-col-span-6"><div class="tw-mb-responsive-md"><div class="c-text"><div class="c-rich-text"><h3>Funding research</h3><p>We support the research and development of innovative solutions for combating infectious disease in the regions with the greatest burden. We focus on two important threats to infectious disease control:</p><ul><li>drug-resistant infections (including tuberculosis and fungal diseases)</li><li>diseases impacted by environmental change (specifically, arboviruses, schistosomiasis, leishmaniasis and cholera) </li></ul></div></div></div><div class="tw-mb-responsive-md"><div class="c-cta tw-text-left"><a class="ds-btn ds-btn--link" href="https://wellcome.org/grant-funding/people-and-projects/grants-awarded?f%5B0%5D=programme_grants_awarded%3A10328"><span class="ds-btn__text">Explore funded people and projects</span></a></div></div><div class="tw-mb-responsive-md"><div class="c-text"><div class="c-rich-text"><h3>Supporting equitable research</h3><p>We’re ensuring research considers the needs and priorities of the most affected communities, so evidence and interventions are acceptable, affordable and accessible in the locations they are most needed.</p></div></div></div><div class="tw-mb-responsive-md"><div class="c-text"><div class="c-rich-text"><h3>Maximising impact</h3><p>Through partnerships, advocacy and championing of evidence, we’re addressing barriers in the research and development ecosystem that delay innovations reaching patients.</p></div></div></div><div class="tw-mb-responsive-md"><div class="c-cta tw-text-left"><a class="ds-btn ds-btn--link" href="https://wellcome.org/what-we-do/policy-and-advocacy/how-we-influence-and-inform-policy"><span class="ds-btn__text">Read how we're influencing and informing policy</span></a></div></div></div><div class="tw-col-span-full tw-max-w-full sm:tw-col-start-2 sm:tw-col-end-12 md:tw-col-span-6"><div class="tw-mb-responsive-md"><div class="c-info-box c-info-box--landing tw-mb-0"><div class="c-text-snippet"><h3 class="tw-leading-heading tw-font-medium tw-tracking-heading-minor tw-text-heading-md tw-mb-static-xs sm:tw-mb-static-md">Funding opportunities</h3><div class="c-rich-text-snippet"><p>Our Infectious Disease programme funds research to improve understanding and advance interventions to control and combat infectious diseases. You may also be interested in our Discovery Research programme which funds fields and disciplines seeking new knowledge on life, health and wellbeing, including all aspects of infectious disease.</p></div></div><div class="c-cta tw-text-center"><a class="ds-btn ds-btn--primary" href="https://wellcome.org/grant-funding/schemes?f%5B0%5D=strategic_programme%3A10622&f%5B1%5D=strategic_programme%3A10623&f%5B2%5D=strategic_programme%3A10328"><span class="ds-btn__text">Explore funding opportunities</span></a></div></div></div></div></div></section><section class="c-section"><div class="o-container tw-grid tw-grid-cols-6 sm:tw-grid-cols-12 tw-grid-rows-1 tw-gap-x-gutter print:tw-block" data-gtm="grid"><div class="tw-col-span-full tw-max-w-full md:tw-col-start-4 md:tw-col-end-10"><h2 class="tw-leading-heading tw-font-medium tw-tracking-heading-minor tw-text-heading-lg tw-mb-responsive-md after:tw-bg-amber-30 after:tw-block after:tw-h-static-xxs after:tw-w-static-xl after:tw-mt-responsive-sm print:after:tw-border-b-4 print:after:tw-border-b-amber-30 js-section-title tw-relative md:tw-z-med">Our work in action<span id="our-work-in-action-7e31" class="c-section__title-anchor tw-invisible tw-absolute tw-left-0 tw-top-0 tw-block tall:-tw-top-site-header md:-tw-top-full-header"> </span></h2></div></div><div class="o-container tw-grid tw-grid-cols-6 sm:tw-grid-cols-12 tw-grid-rows-1 tw-gap-x-gutter print:tw-block c-grid--image-card" data-gtm="grid"><div class="tw-col-span-full tw-max-w-full sm:tw-col-start-2 sm:tw-col-end-12 md:tw-col-span-full"><div class="c-scaffold-grid-item tw-pb-scaffold _u-safari-force-sticky-zindex u-sticky-fade"><div class="c-card-listing c-card-listing--horizontal"><article class="c-image-card c-image-card--standard" itemscope="" itemType="https://schema.org/Article"><div class="tw-mb-responsive-xxs sm:tw-hidden"><span class="c-meta-label"><span class="tw-inline-block c-meta-label__label"><span>News</span><span aria-hidden="true" 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sm:tw-block"><span class="c-meta-label"><span class="tw-inline-block c-meta-label__label"><span>News</span><span aria-hidden="true" class="after:tw-text-amber-30 after:tw-ml-static-xs after:tw-mr-static-xs after:tw-content-['/']"></span></span></span></div><h3 class="c-image-card__title" itemProp="name"><a class="before:tw-absolute before:tw-bottom-0 before:tw-left-0 before:tw-right-0 before:tw-top-0 before:tw-z-low c-image-card__link o-animated-link" href="/news/worlds-first-tuberculosis-vaccine-100-years-could-be-sight">We've partnered with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to fund the next generation of tuberculosis vaccine</a></h3><div class="c-date-and-time"><time dateTime="2023-06-28T17:00:00+01:00">28 June 2023</time><span aria-hidden="true" class="after:tw-text-amber-30 after:tw-ml-static-xs after:tw-mr-static-xs after:tw-content-['/']"></span>5-minute read</div></div></article><article class="c-image-card c-image-card--standard" itemscope="" itemType="https://schema.org/Article"><div class="tw-mb-responsive-xxs sm:tw-hidden"><span class="c-meta-label"><span class="tw-inline-block c-meta-label__label"><span>Researcher story</span><span aria-hidden="true" class="after:tw-text-amber-30 after:tw-ml-static-xs after:tw-mr-static-xs after:tw-content-['/']"></span></span><dl class="c-image-card__meta-item c-image-card__meta-item--author c-image-card__authors"><dt class="tw-sr-only">Author</dt><dd class="c-image-card__author" itemProp="author">Jane Bracher</dd></dl></span></div><div class="c-image-card__figure"><figure class="c-image-card__image"><img alt="" itemProp="image" loading="lazy" width="420" height="280" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="o-image o-image--responsive" style="color:transparent" sizes="(min-width: 1500px) 420px, (min-width: 1024px) calc(30vw - 40px), (min-width: 768px) 25vw, 100vw" 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class="c-image-card__title" itemProp="name"><a class="before:tw-absolute before:tw-bottom-0 before:tw-left-0 before:tw-right-0 before:tw-top-0 before:tw-z-low c-image-card__link o-animated-link" href="/news/digital-tool-prevent-dengue-outbreak">Could a new tool stop a dengue outbreak before it even starts?</a></h3><div class="c-date-and-time"><time dateTime="2023-04-06T00:00:00+01:00">5 April 2023</time><span aria-hidden="true" class="after:tw-text-amber-30 after:tw-ml-static-xs after:tw-mr-static-xs after:tw-content-['/']"></span>6-minute read</div></div></article><article class="c-image-card c-image-card--standard" itemscope="" itemType="https://schema.org/Article"><div class="tw-mb-responsive-xxs sm:tw-hidden"><span class="c-meta-label"><span class="tw-inline-block c-meta-label__label"><span>Analysis</span><span aria-hidden="true" class="after:tw-text-amber-30 after:tw-ml-static-xs after:tw-mr-static-xs after:tw-content-['/']"></span></span><dl class="c-image-card__meta-item c-image-card__meta-item--author c-image-card__authors"><dt class="tw-sr-only">Author</dt><dd class="c-image-card__author" itemProp="author">Charlie Weller</dd></dl></span></div><div class="c-image-card__figure"><figure class="c-image-card__image"><img alt="" itemProp="image" loading="lazy" width="420" height="280" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="o-image o-image--responsive" style="color:transparent" sizes="(min-width: 1500px) 420px, (min-width: 1024px) calc(30vw - 40px), (min-width: 768px) 25vw, 100vw" srcSet="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_card%2Fpublic%2F2024-04%2Fimmunisation-article-header.png%3Fitok%3D8iKS_6CY&w=256&q=75 256w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_card%2Fpublic%2F2024-04%2Fimmunisation-article-header.png%3Fitok%3D8iKS_6CY&w=384&q=75 384w, 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class="tw-sr-only">Author</dt><dd class="c-image-card__author" itemProp="author">Charlie Weller</dd></dl></span></div><h3 class="c-image-card__title" itemProp="name"><a class="before:tw-absolute before:tw-bottom-0 before:tw-left-0 before:tw-right-0 before:tw-top-0 before:tw-z-low c-image-card__link o-animated-link" href="/news/vaccines-tackling-antimicrobial-resistance">Vaccines have a crucial role in tackling antimicrobial resistance</a></h3><div class="c-date-and-time"><time dateTime="2024-10-14T00:00:00+00:00">14 October 2024</time><span aria-hidden="true" class="after:tw-text-amber-30 after:tw-ml-static-xs after:tw-mr-static-xs after:tw-content-['/']"></span>3-minute read</div></div></article><article class="c-image-card c-image-card--standard" itemscope="" itemType="https://schema.org/Article"><div class="tw-mb-responsive-xxs sm:tw-hidden"><span class="c-meta-label"><span class="tw-inline-block c-meta-label__label"><span>Explainer</span><span aria-hidden="true" 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Infectious Disease</p><p class="tw-text-heading-md tw-font-normal tw-text-heading-sm" itemProp="memberOf">Wellcome</p></div><div class="c-person__body"><p class="tw-my-0">Connect with Alexander:</p><ul class="c-person__links tw-list-none"><li class="c-person__link-item"><a class="c-person__link o-animated-link" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-pym-049a87122/?originalSubdomain=uk" aria-label="LinkedIn Alexander Pym">LinkedIn</a></li></ul></div></div></div></li><li class="c-people-wide__item"><div class="c-person c-person--compact" itemscope="" itemType="http://schema.org/Person"><figure class="c-person__image c-person__image--compact"><img alt="" itemProp="image" loading="lazy" width="80" height="80" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="o-image o-image--cover" style="color:transparent" sizes="80px" 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