Research Training in Integration of Epidemiology and Implementation Science for Neglected Zoonotic Disease Control in Peru
The following grant was awarded by, is supported by, is administered by or is in partnership with the Fogarty International Center at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Funding Fogarty Program
Global Infectious Diseases (GID)
Project Information in NIH RePORTER
Research Training in Integration of Epidemiology and Implementation Science for Neglected Zoonotic Disease Control in Peru
Principal Institution
University of Pennsylvania
Principal Investigator(s) (PI)
Castillo Neyra, Ricardo; Bustos, Javier A; Paz-soldan, Valerie Andrea
Project Contact Information
Email:
cricardo@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Year(s) Awarded
2024–2028
Country
Peru
Collaborators
Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
Project Description
Neglected zoonotic diseases (NZDs) disproportionately affect poor communities, are still frequent in most of the world, and have a catastrophic impact on the affected individuals and their families. Even though NZDs are frequently introduced into high-income countries representing a significant cost for their health systems, this group of diseases does not represent an important market for the pharmaceutical industry and does not attract the same attention as emerging diseases, resulting in few training programs devoted to their study.
This project will develop and establish an innovative training program in implementation science applied to NZDs in Peru that is focused on selecting trainees from underserved areas, leveraging existing coursework, providing networking opportunities and hands-on training through identified research projects related to implementation science and NZDs, and applying our training philosophy to build a new cadre of young, committed, and talented researchers to get us closer to the targets established by the WHO road map for ending neglected tropical diseases.
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