Sri Lanka
Duke forged its research and education collaboration in 2006 with the University of Ruhuna’s Faculty of Medicine located in Galle, Sri Lanka, an area severely affected by the 2004 tsunami. What began as an epidemiologic and clinically-focused collaboration has expanded to include emerging infectious diseases, aging, occupational health, and mental health research, as well as diverse opportunities for Duke trainees and students undertaking clinical electives and mentored, field-based research through DGHI’s MSc-GH. Duke undergraduates, through the Student Research Training program, are also addressing community health issues affecting tea plantation workers in partnership with faculty at the University of Ruhuna and the NGO CARITAS in Galle. The University of Ruhuna has also hosted Duke’s global health residents in Obstetrics, Pediatrics, and Psychiatry, as well as Duke’s Physician Assistant and Physical Therapy students undertaking international clinical rotations.
Strong research and training partnerships are under way with the University of Ruhuna’s Faculty of Medicine.
Who's Involved
Faculty Projects
Caregivers of School Age Children with Downs Syndrome in Sri Lanka
Antibiotic-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in community-acquired urinary tract infections, southern Sri Lanka
Acute respiratory tract infections in southern Sri Lanka
Health Problems among Rubber Plantation Workers in Sri Lanka
The Sri Lanka Healthy Minds Study
Prevalence and Correlates of Health-related Lifestyle Behaviors among Adults in Southern Sri Lanka
Improving Antimicrobial Use in Resource-Limited Settings
Novel Diagnostics to Improve Antimicrobial Stewardship for Acute Respiratory Tract Infections in Resource-Limited Settings
Sri Lanka Emerging Acute Respiratory infection and febrile illness Characterization Study (SEARCh)
Global Febrile Illness Diagnostics
Antibiotic-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in community-acquired urinary tract infections, southern Sri Lanka
Acute respiratory tract infections in southern Sri Lanka
Optimal Detection of Causes of Acute Febrile Illness, Including Emerging Zoonotic and Vector-borne Pathogens in Sri Lanka
Clinical Rotations at Karapitya Teaching Hospital