The TARGETS Consortium is a research programme funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID). Our purpose is to develop new knowledge and tools that lead to better health for the poor and vulnerable through more effective communicable disease control.

The Consortium is based at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and supports projects in more than 17 countries, with main partners in Sub-Saharan Africa, India and Europe. Currently in its fifth year of research, TARGETS continues to produce key evidence to support public health policy and practice at district, national and international level.

What We Do

Our focus is on the world's "killer diseases" such as Malaria, TB and HIV/AIDS. The effective control of these diseases is an essential step towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

TARGETS provides a technical and information resource for disease control efforts, identifying barriers to scaling-up, and developing new tools and strategies for overcoming constraints.

Our research reaches key stakeholders in communicable disease control, ranging from front-line workers and community health councils, District Health Management Teams (DHMTs) and Ministries of Health, to international agencies and health-focussed NGOs.

TARGETS News

A woman sitting with her child beneath a mosquito nets, Ghana. Part of an exhibition of photographs from the Pfizer MAM project shown at the conference.

Delivering Effective Health Care for All: New Evidence from DFID Research Programme Consortia

In March 2010, TARGETS joined with two other DFID RPCs to create a platform for discussing and debating some of the key challenges to meeting the health-related MDGs. For highlights of the conference go to TARGETS News.