4/30/2018
Gut Health Digest
In October 2016, the START Center launched the Gut Health Digest to support the Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases and Discovery teams at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
START Center Global Program
The START Center Global Program was launched in 2011 with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Initially, the Program was designed to support research and analysis for program teams at the Gates Foundation. Since that time, The START Center Global Program has expanded and now provides high-quality research and analytic support for a number of additional clients.
Global Program Featured Projects
7/2/2021
COST ESTIMATION TOOL FOR SCALING MOSQUITO RELEASE PROGRAMS
The START team developed an R shiny cost-benefit tool that can be used for existing and new mosquito release programs that is generalizable across geographic settings, disease contexts, and mosquito release interventions. The tool includes mosquito release interventions for dengue prevention in Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia, Mexico, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam, and for malaria prevention in Burkina Faso.
7/1/2016
Nature vs Nurture in Healthy Birth, Growth, and Development
The START team conducted a comprehensive review of growth and development patterns among vulnerable children, including those living in conflict affected areas, displaced children, and children in orphanages.