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<p>DFID’s research funding is allocated competitively mostly on the basis of open
calls for proposals focussing on the need in Developing Countries. Three of our research
programmes are dedicated to Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), one of which, the
Coalition for Operational Research on NTDs (COR-NTD), includes seven research projects
that address leprosy with other diseases. Two of these proposals also include research
on diagnostic approaches. With DFID funding, COR-NTD has also launched a specific
call for proposals on leprosy research. We expect the evaluation of this call within
the next four weeks. Current funding for COR-NTD is planned until 2021.</p><p>DFID
does not have dedicated funding for leprosy control, but we support some programmes
that include work on leprosy through UK Aid Direct. Additionally, some of our work
on health system strengthening contributes to tackling leprosy. We do not disaggregate
this funding by disease that would enable us to provide an actual figure. Details
of all our funding is available on <a href="https://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/" target="_blank">devtracker.dfid.gov.uk.</a></p>
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