Research

Global health research in action

Evidence. Innovation. Impact.


Our multidisciplinary research addresses today’s most urgent global health challenges through rigorous science, innovative solutions and meaningful partnerships. We prioritize research that generates evidence, informs policy and strengthens programs in real-world settings.

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Featured Research Projects

Our multidisciplinary research addresses today’s most urgent global health challenges through rigorous science, innovative solutions and meaningful partnerships. We prioritize research that generates evidence, informs policy and strengthens programs in real-world settings.

Diagnostic Innovations for Pediatric Tuberculosis in Bolivia

Pediatric tuberculosis is difficult to diagnose in low-resource settings because children often cannot provide the samples used for adult TB testing. This project is evaluating innovative blood- and ultrasound-based diagnostic approaches that could make earlier, more accurate diagnosis possible for children in Bolivia and other high-burden countries.

Protecting Highly Vulnerable Children (HVC) Activity

The Protecting Highly Vulnerable Children (HVC) Activity strengthened HIV prevention, care, and support services across South Africa through implementation research, digital health systems, technical assistance, and innovative interventions that informed national HIV programming.

Collaborative Research Ethics Education Program (FoCEP)

FoCEP strengthens the next generation of ethical global health researchers by building capacity for advanced education and practice in international research ethics at Eduardo Mondlane University (UEM) in Mozambique and across a network of academic institutions in Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP)

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Explore Tulane's worldwide research collaborations through an interactive map of peer-reviewed publications, international partners, and institutional collaborations spanning more than 100 countries.

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Our Areas of Expertise

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Health Systems

Health systems performance, financing, and strengthening; health information systems and DHIS2/RHIS; monitoring & evaluation; fragile and post-conflict settings

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Infectious Diseases

Malaria elimination; Tuberculosis and HIV prevention, treatment and support; Neglected tropical diseases; Emerging pathogens; disease surveillance

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Humanitarian Assistance & Food Security

 Disaster resilience; food and water insecurity; nutrition; complex emergencies 

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Child Protection & Vulnerable Populations

Community based programming; M&E for child protection programs; early childhood development; adolescent/young adult health

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 Reproductive Health & Family Planning 

Family planning access and scale-up; adolescent health; gender-baed violence; maternal & reproductive health 

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Implementation Science

Design and evaluation of large-scale health programs, focusing on service delivery, workforce development, and data systems. 

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Environmental & Climate Health

Environmental exposures and climate change impact on population health; strategies to mitigate risk and build resilience at community and policy levels. 

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Social and Behavioral Health

Health equity and social determinants of health, including poverty, gender inequality, migration

FIELDNOTES & FRONTLINES

 

Reflections from the nation’s oldest School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. We explore the realities of conducting evidence-based care in low-resource settings, translating research into practice, and strengthening health systems

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Interview with Dr. Peter Kilmarx

 

Dr. Peter Kilmarx, the outgoing Interim Director of the NIH Fogarty International Center. 

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