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across the globe to work in ten disease-specific and thematic reference groups to carry out a review and consultation process and identify top research priorities. Each reference group was jointly led by a disease endemic country and international chair or co-chair, and each was hosted by a disease endemic country with WHO country or regional offices acting as the secretariat. The analysis and research priorities developed by these expert groups and followed by regional and national consultations with stakeholders and workshops underpins this Global Report. Developed over three years and in three phases (see Box 1), The Global Report for Research on Infectious Diseases of Poverty identifies research-related actions that policy-makers, funders and researchers should focus on if the public health challenges of infectious diseases of poverty are to be met. The report details the drivers of infectious diseases in poor populations and highlights how advances in science and technology can be used to meet the challenges of controlling these diseases.

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