Global Health Research Portfolio
Since 2006, the UIC School of Public Health (SPH) Global Health Program has been committed toย promoting health and well-being and reducing suffering worldwide. We lead the way in developing andย testing interventions and programs to investigate causes of disease, improve health and deliver acceptable,ย feasible and affordable services. Underlying our efforts, we prioritize equity, compassion and idealism, asย reflected in the SPH values statement. We are committed to understanding the influence of environmental,ย economic and political determinants on the health of populations globally and demonstrating a visionย and philosophy of professional practice that addresses health equities and human rights worldwide.
Our work by the numbers Heading link
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65 Countries in which our researchers are collaborating.
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75 Average number of yearly research publications.
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$15 MM Annual federal, corporate, foundation and private funding for global health research.
Our areas of expertise Heading link
![A mural shows strategies for preventing HIV transmission.](https://publichealth.uic.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/302/2021/04/circumcision-mural-1090-595-500x500.jpg)
![SPH student Colin Hendrickson holds up two vials of water samples at a water purification station in Kenya.](https://publichealth.uic.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/302/2019/09/hendrickson-colin-1090-595-500x500.jpg)
![A boy crouches next to drying tobacco plants in Malawi.](https://publichealth.uic.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/302/2021/04/malawi-tobacco-1090-595-500x500.jpg)
![Coal miners walk together following a work shift.](https://publichealth.uic.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/302/2021/04/coal-miners-600-365-500x365.jpg)
![UIC School of Public Health students completing summer fieldwork in Cuba pose together for a photo.](https://publichealth.uic.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/302/2021/04/cuba-students-1090-595-500x500.jpg)
![Children play in a rural street in Bangladesh](https://publichealth.uic.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/302/2021/05/bangladesh-children-500x500.jpg)