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RESEARCH – CLINICAL CARE – EDUCATION
Christine & Nadja
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About
Welcome to Researchers for Global Health
Researchers for Global Health (R4GH) is a joint initiative by researchers from the University of Zurich in Switzerland and the Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) of Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda.
Our activities in research, education, and clinical care focus on global health challenges. Through a strong partnership between the University of Zurich and IDI we are able to investigate fundamental clinical research questions that affect patients around the globe.
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Research Projects
Associated Research Projects
Strengthening capacity to optimally care for vulnerable groups at risk for sexually transmitted infections in Kampala, Uganda.
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are among the most common infectious diseases. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates 340 million new cases of STIs occur annually,...
Resistance in HIV-infected individuals in North and South (RHINOS)
In 2015, this study enrolled over 2700 HIV-infected Ugandan adults within 4 months. The majority of patients had been on antiretroviral treatment (ART) for more...
RHINOS follow-up study (RHINUP)
This follow-up study on patients identified with HIV drug resistance in 2015 was recently completed. HIV-infected adults that previously participated in the RHINOS study (see...
