Center for Global Health & Development

Over 90 faculty and staff are engaged in center-based research activities in more than 20 countries. Their expertise includes clinical scientists trained in infectious diseases, internal medicine, and pediatrics; epidemiologists and demographers trained in the core public health disciplines; social scientists ranging from economists and lawyers to medical anthropologists; and other diverse professionals.

Led by Professor Jonathon Simon, the CGHD is currently focused on research to improve community case management of the large killers of children under 5 (led by Professor Donald Thea and Associate Professor Davidson Hamer); prevention of mother-to-child-transmission of HIV (Professor Donald Thea); applied economics on a variety of infectious disease issues, especially HIV/AIDS (Associate Professor Sydney Rosen); research on pharmaceutical policy issues (multiple faculty); and rigorous program evaluation work to improve the efficacy and efficiency of global health interventions (multiple faculty). 

The center will continue to grow its research program by adding depth within its focus areas, expanding into new focus areas including urban health and chronic disease, and encouraging broader participation of interested faculty from Boston University's diverse schools and departments.