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The World Health Organization Research&Development Blueprint: A Roadmap for Rapid Response to Epidemics

Dünya Sağlık Örgütü’nün Araştırma-Geliştirme Stratejik Planı: Salgınlara Hızlı Yanıt İçin Bir Yol Haritası

Tülin Çoban(Altındağ District Health Directorate)0000-0003-1665-129X
Cavit Işık Yavuz(HACETTEPE ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİ, DAHİLİ TIP BİLİMLERİ BÖLÜMÜ, HALK SAĞLIĞI ANABİLİM DALI)0000-0001-9279-1740
Pages
235–248
Publication Date
2026-08-11
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This review aims to examine the World Health Organization’s R&D Strategic Plan developed for rapid outbreak response and the diseases included within the scope of the plan.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The primary objective of the World Health Organization’s Research and Development (R&D) Strategic Plan is to ensure scientific and technological preparedness for potential future outbreaks.
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Key Findings & Data:At the end of 2018, it published the final list of the top 10 priority infectious diseases, updates this list as methodologies evolve, and seeks to develop research and development roadmaps for each of these diseases.
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Conclusion & Impact:This review aims to examine the World Health Organization’s R&D Strategic Plan developed for rapid outbreak response and the diseases included within the scope of the plan.
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📍Scope:2018 Verileri
⚙️Variables:dünya sağlık örgütü · araştırma ve geliştirme · pandemik

Abstract

The primary objective of the World Health Organization’s Research and Development (R&D) Strategic Plan is to ensure scientific and technological preparedness for potential future outbreaks. Within this framework, the identification of priority pathogens, the acceleration of vaccine and therapeutic development processes, and the strengthening of global collaboration have been set as key goals. At the end of 2018, it published the final list of the top 10 priority infectious diseases, updates this list as methodologies evolve, and seeks to develop research and development roadmaps for each of these diseases. The COVID-19 pandemic made the effectiveness of the Blueprint approach clearly visible; the scientific collaboration and strategic guidance capacity provided by the plan were concretely demonstrated at the global level through accelerated processes for the development of diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines. Enhancing the resilience of global health systems, ensuring the equitable distribution of financial and scientific resources, and establishing sustainable R&D capacity should remain among the core priorities for the long-term success of the World Health Organization’s R&D Strategic Plan. This review aims to examine the World Health Organization’s R&D Strategic Plan developed for rapid outbreak response and the diseases included within the scope of the plan.

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Dünya Sağlık Örgütü'nün Araştırma-Geliştirme Stratejik Planının temel amacı, gelecekte meydana gelebilecek salgınlara bilimsel ve teknolojik açıdan daha hazırlıklı olmayı sağlamaktır. Bu kapsamda öncelikli patojenlerin belirlenmesi, aşı ve tedavi geliştirme süreçlerinin hızlandırılması ve küresel iş birliğinin artırılması hedeflenmiştir. 2018 yılı sonunda bulaşıcı hastalıklar için nihai öncelikli 10 hastalık listesini yayımlamıştır, metodolojiler değiştikçe bu listeyi güncellemekte ve hastalıkların her biri için Araştırma-Geliştirme yol haritaları geliştirmeye çalışmaktadır. COVID-19 pandemisi, Blueprint yaklaşımının etkinliğini görünür hale getirmiş; küresel ölçekte tanı, tedavi ve aşı geliştirme süreçlerinde planın sağladığı bilimsel iş birliği ve yönlendirme kapasitesi somut biçimde gözlemlenmiştir. Küresel sağlık sistemlerinin dayanıklılığını artırmak, finansal ve bilimsel kaynakların adil dağılımını sağlamak ve sürdürülebilir Araştırma-Geliştirme kapasitesi oluşturmak, Dünya Sağlık Örgütü'nün Araştırma-Geliştirme Stratejik Planının uzun vadeli başarısı için temel öncelikler arasında yer almalıdır. Bu derlemede Dünya Sağlık Örgütü’nün salgınlara hızlı yanıt için geliştirdiği Araştırma-Geliştirme Stratejik Planı’nın ve plan dahilindeki hastalıkların incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır.

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Çoban, T., Yavuz, C. I. (2026). The World Health Organization Research&Development Blueprint: A Roadmap for Rapid Response to Epidemics. Sürekli Tıp Eğitimi Dergisi, Cilt: 35 Sayı: 3, 235–248. https://doi.org/10.17942/sted.1846083

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