Haiti
DGHI faculty work closely with Family Health Ministries (FHM), the Franklin Humanities Institute Haiti Lab, and DukeEngage to support faculty and student research dedicated to maternal and child health, cervical cancer prevention, engineering technology solutions, and mental health. Family Health Ministries have mentored numerous undergraduate, Master of Science and Global Health, and medical students conducting field based research at FHM’s clinics across Haiti over the course of this six year partnership.
Partnering with Family Health Ministries to improve maternal and child health care
Faculty Projects
Access to health care
Duke University/Universite d'etat d'Haiti educational collaborations
Workshop /CME Prototype on Global Health Theory and Practice for St. Damien's Hospital, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Duke University/Universite d'etat d'Haiti educational collaborations
Development of Low Cost Optical Technologies for Cervical Pre-Cancer Detection
Womens and Childrens Health Initiatives in Haiti
Cancer
Preventing Cervical Cancer in Haiti with Vaginal HPV Testing, Portable Colposcopy, and Cryotherapy (CFAR)
Correlation of HPV Genotypes with Stages of Liquid-based Cervical Cytopathology in an Unscreened Population of Women in Leogane, Haiti
Evaluating the Impact of Inflammation on Obscuring Dysplasia in Liquid-based and Conventional Cervical Cytology Specimens in Leogane, Haiti
Development of Low Cost Optical Technologies for Cervical Pre-Cancer Detection
Womens and Childrens Health Initiatives in Haiti
Cardiovascular disease
Child health
Culture
Demography and population sciences
Education
Engineering
Epidemiology
Health policy
Health systems
Information and communication technology
Maternal, adolescent and child health
Correlation of HPV Genotypes with Stages of Liquid-based Cervical Cytopathology in an Unscreened Population of Women in Leogane, Haiti
FastHPV Reagent Stability Testing
Evaluating the Impact of Inflammation on Obscuring Dysplasia in Liquid-based and Conventional Cervical Cytology Specimens in Leogane, Haiti
Womens and Childrens Health Initiatives in Haiti
Mental health
Palliative care