Over more than 20 years of collaboration, Duke and the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC) have developed long-term research and education opportunities. Areas of interest include maternal health, mental health, malaria, emerging infectious diseases, trauma and injury care, and medical education. DGHI offers fieldwork placements to undergraduate and graduate students annually. The Duke Hubert-Yeargan Center for Global Health also provides unique training opportunities for Duke residents and fellows. Duke’s Physician Assistant program sends PA students to Machame Lutheran Hospital for clinical rotations.
Partnerships in Tanzania have expanded greatly over the years, with ongoing research in Mwanza (through Bugando Medical Centre) and Dar-es-Salaam (in collaboration with Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences).
Key Faculty
John Bartlett
Professor, Medicine and Global Health
Dorothy Dow
Associate Professor in Pediatrics: Infectious Diseases
Matthew Rubach
Associate Professor, Medicine
Nathan Thielman
Professor, Medicine and Global Health
Kristin Schroeder
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Global Health
Deng Madut
Assistant Research Professor of Global Health
Julian Hertz
Assistant Professor of Surgery and Global Health
Catherine Staton
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
John Crump
Adjunct Professor, University of Otago, New Zealand
Partners
- Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre
- Women Against AIDS in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
- ACE Africa
- Tanzania Women's Research Foundation
Duke Entities
DGHI centers:
- Hubert-Yeargan Center for Global Health
- DGHI Evidence Lab
Schools:
- Pratt School of Engineering
- School of Medicine (Emergency Medicine, Infectious Diseases, OB/GYN, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Population Health Science)
- Trinity College of Arts & Sciences (Psychology & Neuroscience)
Other units:
- Office of Information Technology
Research News
Treating Teen HIV Goes Beyond Medicine
Assistant professor Dorothy Dow, a pediatric infectious diseases doctor, first went to Moshi, Tanzania, in 2011 to do research on preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission. But her focus soon shifted when she discovered a grim reality for...
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