Operational Research
Scientific evidence provides the foundation for
all of WLF's work. The development of new TB
treatments has helped to temper the disease in
many parts of the world. Medical studies
confirm that asthma management requires reduced
exposure to environmental triggers, as well as
proper medicines. Research on the efficacy of
tobacco control interventions also guides all
our programmatic work in this area.
WLF's reliance on evidence goes hand-in-hand with its continual support of innovative studies. Over the past year, WLF has provided financial and operational assistance for various research initiatives in lung health, such as the publication of country-specific tobacco taxation reports and the development of new treatments for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.
WLF's reliance on evidence goes hand-in-hand with its continual support of innovative studies. Over the past year, WLF has provided financial and operational assistance for various research initiatives in lung health, such as the publication of country-specific tobacco taxation reports and the development of new treatments for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.
WLF Operational Research by Numbers
- Fifty-one projects involving Directly Observed Treatment, Short-course (DOTS) tuberculosis strategy examined in 18 countries, with the merits of several DOTS approaches identified.
- One report published on TB in Roma, i.e. gypsy, communities in central and eastern Europe. (Many members of Europe’s Roma minority are vulnerable to TB disease because they face economic, geographic, socio-economic, and health system-related barriers to obtaining TB diagnosis and completing treatment.)
- Eight reports published on the economics of tobacco taxation.
- One set of standardized asthma recording and reporting tools developed and tested successfully in Kenya.