Target Areas and Priorities
The topics of research will range from the basic molecular approaches to understanding the root cause of disease, to human population-based studies of diseases, to field-based intervention projects to empower communities to improve their own health, to clinical trials of new treatments or medications important for public health protection, to understanding the ethical, legal and social implications of genetic research in populations.
- Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases
- TB
- HIV/AIDS
- Malaria
- Nutrition
- Diarrhea and other GIs
- Respiratory infections
- STDs
- MENTAL HEALTH
- Injury (all causes)
- Environmental and occupational health hazards
- Epidemic control
- Health systems Management of health facilities
- Traditional Medicine
- On health Information, Education and communication
- Occurrence and causes of chronic diseases such as cancer, heart disease, genetic diseases