Africa

Across all Washington University in St. Louis campuses, scores of researchers share a drive to understand the natural forces that shape our climate, health, culture and physical world.

Nearly 85% of the 1.7 million adolescents with HIV live in sub-Saharan Africa, along with half of the nearly 40 million people in the world living with HIV. Although the government in Uganda provides free antiretroviral treatment (ART), adherence to the regimen by adolescents ages 10-16 is low, increasing the potential for the virus to further spread.

The Arts & Sciences senior has researched public health initiatives through an anthropological lens in Uganda, Switzerland, and St. Louis.

Three members of the Washington University in St. Louis faculty have been awarded a $3 million research grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) to address the economic and structural barriers associated with access and use of an oral medication to prevent HIV infection.

The Global Oncology Initiative at WashU has been awarded a $2.7 million grant from the U.S. National Cancer Institute to develop and test a novel AI-powered imaging device to monitor treatment response in patients with Kaposi sarcoma (KS) in East Africa.

WashU sophomores work with villagers in rural Madagascar to conserve biodiversity.

A team led by Nicola Aravecchia reveals crucial clues to the early spread of Christianity and life in the Egyptian desert.

During the fall 2024 semester, the Center for the Humanities will host Araba Osei-Tutu, PhD, an education scholar from the University of Ghana.

Fred Ssewamala, the William E. Gordon Distinguished Professor at the Brown School and Founding Director of the International Center for Child Health and Development (ICHAD), has been awarded a $3.3 million research grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) for a new study focused on adolescent girls transitioning into young adulthood. The new study, known as […]

A recent publication by Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Co-Director of the International Center for Child Health and Development (ICHAD), in the journal Lancet Child & Adolescent Health addresses the pressing issue of adolescent girls’ vulnerability to child labor and migration in Ghana. The paper is a call to action for national and local leaders, policymakers, researchers, and community […]