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Estimating the Global Health Impact of Improved Diagnostic Tools for the Developing World

This research brief summarizes research assessing how higher-quality and more-accessible clinical diagnostic tests could improve health outcomes in the developing world for a number of common diseases.

Latest Research and Publications

Addressing the Global Cataract Problem

eyes of an elderly manMost of the millions of cataract cases worldwide can be cured by quick, inexpensive procedures. But a shortage of trained surgeons remains a challenge. The HelpMeSee approach, a high-volume training and development system, could help close this gap.

What Is the Price of Prevention?

The potential for treatment costs can discourage screening in developing countries. A field experiment in Nigeria offered cervical cancer screening to women at randomly chosen prices, as well as a chance for treatment subsidies. Findings indicate that preventive efforts in developing countries should subsidize both testing and treatment costs.

Antiretroviral Therapy and Food Security Support Each Other

African woman and childIn examining the socioeconomic benefits of HIV antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Uganda, researchers find that ART helps alleviate the food insecurity of adults with HIV, which in turn may improve ART outcomes.

Research in Progress

  • Global Health Challenges

    Studying government-led and community health programs in unstable regions as well as the global costs of illness

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