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.
6/30/2024
The Women's Health Innovation team at the Gates Foundation enlisted the START Center to conduct a literature review to understand the effect of menstrual health product use on infectious outcomes (sexually transmitted infections, urogenital infections, & bacterial vaginosis), and identify corresponding gaps in the literature.
2/7/2020
START created a database of current lymphatic filariasis research in India and a directory of key actors to support engagement of researchers and institutions around elimination through systematic searches of published and grey literature.
1/11/2022
The START team conducted research through literature reviews and key informant interviews to determine the major drivers and barriers to the uptake of digital tools for primary health care by women and girls in LMICs, and three countries in particular: India, Indonesia, and Nigeria.