Global Health

We partner with policymakers, government and non-government organisations, local communities, and academic institutions, particularly in the global south, to identify and address some of the pressing global health issues of our time.

Our goals

Our research aims to strengthen global health systems, respond to the threats of emerging diseases, and improve global health equity. We use an interdisciplinary approach to tackle health issues that transcend national boundaries and do this through our expansive network of research collaborators in the Asia-Pacific region, sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and other parts of the world.

Our focus includes the decolonisation of global health; health and human rights; health and climate change; health information systems, digital health; health workforce development, health financing; urbanisation, urban health politics and local governance, migrant health; social, commercial and political determinants of health; and mathematical modelling to support policy decisions on COVID-19 vaccination.

Research strengths

Health workforce development.
Health financing and universal health coverage in low- and middle-income countries

Health information systems and digital health in the Pacific Islands.

Migrant health.

Social, commercial and political determinants of health.
Maternal, Adolescent and Child Health.
Mathematical modelling to support policy decisions on COVID-19 vaccination.

Urbanisation, urban health politics and local governance.
Strengthening civil registrations and vital statistics (CRVS) systems globally

Our impact

Our research provides policy options to governments (such as ministries of health and finance) to ensure resources are effectively allocated and strategies are implemented to improve equity. We also provide evidence to health care providers and managers to improve services delivery and health system performance.

We build capacity for global health research in the countries we work with by collaborating with up-and-coming young researchers, for example, on co-designed projects, publications, and policy briefs.