IHI faculty have established research collaborations with institutions in low and middle income countries and developed supervised research experiences for Brown University undergraduate, graduate and medical students with our foreign partners. The IHI's mission is to apply interdisciplinary perspectives to research and training to improve the health of populations in developing countries.
International Health Institute
International Health Institute (IHI)
The IHI was established in 1988 to develop, promote, and coordinate the international health activities of Brown University faculty and students committed to global community engagement.
International Health Institute (IHI)
The IHI was established in 1988 to develop, promote, and coordinate the international health activities of Brown University faculty and students committed to global community engagement.
South African Scholar Exchange: The BRIDGES Symposium
Visiting scholars participate in the Building Research to Integrate and Deepen the Gains against HIV through the Social Sciences (BRIDGES) Symposium.
19 %
of the global population of people living with HIV reside in South Africa
49 %
reduction in new HIV cases in South Africa since 2010
Recent Announcements from IHI
A research project called MAPPS is convening a wide array of community members to better understand how social mixing contributes to virus spread, and how that may inform future pandemic response.
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For her summer MPH Practicum, MPH student Yuchan Cao investigated the patterns between smoking and cancer progression among lung cancer survivors in China.
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