Global health research in action
Research
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.
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.
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.
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)
PROMIS 2 expands rights-based family planning across 12 DRC provinces, combining community contraceptive services, health-system strengthening, and girls’ education and empowerment to reduce unmet need, improve maternal health, and advance environmental resilience through poverty reduction.
Our Areas of Expertise
Health systems performance, financing, and strengthening; health information systems and DHIS2/RHIS; monitoring & evaluation; fragile and post-conflict settings
Malaria elimination; Tuberculosis and HIV prevention, treatment and support; Neglected tropical diseases; Emerging pathogens; disease surveillance
Disaster resilience; food and water insecurity; nutrition; complex emergencies
Community based programming; M&E for child protection programs; early childhood development; adolescent/young adult health
Family planning access and scale-up; adolescent health; gender-based violence; maternal & reproductive health
Design and evaluation of large-scale health programs, focusing on service delivery, workforce development, and data systems
Environmental exposures and climate change impact on population health; strategies to mitigate risk and build resilience at community and policy levels
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
Interview with Dr. Peter Kilmarx
Dr. Peter Kilmarx, the outgoing Interim Director of the NIH Fogarty International Center.