== South-South Initiative for Tropical Disease Research ==

The current SSI coordinating committee consists of a general coordinator; regional coordinators for Africa, Asia and Latin America; and staff from TDR

Former General Coordinator
Dr Bianca Zingales
bszodnas@iq.usp.br
Brazil

General Coordinator
Dr Ikram Guizani
ikram.guizani@pasteur.rns.tn
Tunisia

Coordinator for Latin America
Dr Rodrigo Correa-Oliveira
Correa@netra.cpqrr.fiocruz.br
Brazil

Coordinator for Asia
Dr Worachart Sirawaraporn
scwsr@mahidol.ac.th
Thailand


	Dr Ayoade Oduola oduolaa@who.int TDR	Dr Fabio Zicker zickerf@who.int TDR

The role of the coordinating committee will be to develop the annual plan of activities, facilitate its implementation, and identify opportunities for research collaborations, training, networking and funding.