Tulane University Collaborators
Health Office for Latin America (HOLA)
The mission of the Health Office for Latin America is to foster and promote collaborative public health research in Latin America between Tulane University faculty and their Latin American research counterparts.
Mary Amelia Douglas-Whited Community Women's Health Education Center
Directed by Dr. Katherine Theall, the Mary Amelia Women’s Center was established in 2003. In addition to taking an innovative approach to address inequities in women’s health across the life course, the Center has taken the lead in community outreach and development, advocacy, interdisciplinary research, and leadership development for women’s health and has a strong collaboration with Xavier University. The Center has also formed key partnerships with community-based organizations, faith-based entities, healthcare providers, and government entities, including the City of New Orleans Health Department, the Louisiana Office of Public Health Maternal and Child Health Program, and the Department of Health and Human Services Birthing Outcomes Initiative (BOI). All of the Center’s current projects are focused on removing physical and social environmental barriers to better health for women, their children, and families.
International Collaborating Sites
Center for Regional Investigations (CIR) of the Autonomous University of Yucatan - Merida, Mexico
The CIR carries out state-of-the-art research in biomedical, health, and social science areas. Since its creation in 1975, the CIR has constituted itself as a leader in the generation and application of knowledge on relevant topics that affect its regional reality. The CIR has 134 faculty members and researchers in fields including medicine, chemistry, biology, anthropology, and sociology.
Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy (IECS) - Buenos Aires, Argentina
IECS is an independent, non-profit organization that aims to conduct and promote research and evaluation projects and to generate scientific and epidemiological knowledge to respond to local demands. IECS's Department of Mother and Child Health Research aims to help improve the global health of mothers and their children.
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia - Lima, Peru
The UPCH is a cultural and scientific institution of excellence, recognized in Peru and internationally for training and research in medicine and the health sciences. It has played an important role in the development of public health in Peru.
Insituto de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Parasitarias Antonio Vidal (Tegucigalpa, Honduras)
Directed by Dr. Renato Valenzuela Castillo, Instituto de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Parasitología Antonio Vidal (IAV), a private non-profit organization, is located in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. IAV is engaged in the development and promotion of research, training and consulting activities on infectious diseases and parasitology, assisting government institutions and universities in their healthcare, administrative, technical and teaching functions, to contribute to the clinical-epidemiological diagnosis, management, control and prevention of these diseases and to improve the health of the affected populations.
