Locations
Art in Global Health residencies are taking
place in six Wellcome Trust-funded research centres.
The KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme is well known
internationally for its work tackling malaria and other infectious
diseases, particularly bacterial and viral childhood
infections.
The Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme
carries out health research on diseases such as pneumonia,
tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and malaria, and trains clinical and
laboratory scientists from Malawi and abroad.
The Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies at the
University of KwaZulu-Natal carries out research on population and
health issues affecting a rural population with one of the highest
burdens of HIV in the world.
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At the Wellcome Trust-Mahidol University-Oxford Tropical
Medicine Research Programme, medical researchers in Thailand and
Laos are tackling some of Asia’s most important healthcare
challenges. These range from endemic diseases such as malaria and
melioidosis to the dangers of counterfeit drugs and the threat of
pandemic flu.
The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute is one of the world’s
leading genomic research centres. A leader in the Human Genome
Project, it is now focused on understanding the role of genetics in
health and disease. It aims to provide results that can be
translated into diagnostics, treatments or therapies that reduce
global health burdens.
The Vietnam Research Programme, which is home to the Oxford
University Clinical Research Unit, is recognized internationally
for its excellence in research into infectious diseases such as
dengue, influenza, typhoid and tuberculosis.