SUSTAINABLE SCIENCES INSTITUTE
SSI works with local partners to better meet the public health needs of their own communities by informing and promoting action-led research — research in response to locally identified problems. Read More
SSI has collaborations in 27 countries in Africa and Latin America. Active programs are coordinated out of our Centers of Excellence in Cairo, Egypt and Managua, Nicaragua. Read More
SSI works in multi-institutional collaborations to identify and adapt innovative technologies to support health system strengthening in limited resource settings. Read More
Launched in 2007, SSI’s Influenza research program is defining the burden and seasonality of influenza in Nicaragua, demonstrating that it is indeed a major problem in Nicaragua and that vaccination is needed.
November 24th, 2014
SSI’s Hep C research program in Egypt is dedicated to sustainable research on this major cause of liver disease and a leading cause of death in the region.
November 24th, 2014
Currently, SSI conducts several dengue studies in partnership with the Ministry of Health of Nicaragua. This unique long-term collaboration has provided valuable information about the immunology, epidemiology and natural history of dengue in the tropics.
November 21st, 2014
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Read the highlights of SSI’s most recent work, including program updates and exciting new directions for 2015 in our 2013-2014 Annual Report.
During the week of December 2-6, 2014, SSI led a scientific manuscript writing workshop in Bogota, Colombia. More