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

LSHTM Podcasts: talking about TB

Peter Godfrey-Faussett Ginny Bond Carlton Evans Delia Boccia Ruth McNerney

Researchers talk to Audio Medica's Peter Goodwin about the link between TB and poverty in Peru; food security and social stigma around TB in Zambia, and global initiatives for more effective control of communicable diseases. Click on each researcher to listen to their podcast. >> Go to TARGETS TB News