Research
- To study the epidemiology of communicable and non-communicable diseases that are highly prevalent in Sub-Saharan Africa and identify cost-effective interventions against the diseases
- To realise our vision, we will promote the conduct of field epidemiology by establishing a population based research platform to study risk factors for the diseases and evaluate the efficacy and effectiveness of novel interventions
- Malaria: epidemiology and prevention of Severe Malaria and evolution of antimalarial drug resistance
- Therapeutics in the Tropics: assessing efficacy and safety of new antimalarial drugs
- Severe Bacterial Infections: evaluations of TB diagnostic tests
- Malawi: Research Support Centre (college of Medicine), Malaria Alert Centre, John Hopkins Project, Karonga Prevention Study, Reach Trust, World Fish center
- UK: Liverpool, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
- Netherlands: Emma’s children’s hospital university of Amsterdam
- Uganda: Uganda Virus Research Institute
- Zambia: Tropical disease research center
- Mozambique: Centro de Investigaceo em Saude de Manhica
- South Africa: University of Cape Town
Health in the Population Theme
Theme Lead: Moffat Nyirenda & Neil French
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