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.
3/8/2016
The START team worked with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's family planning team to outline an overview (best practices, lessons learned, way forward) of past and present programs that have used mobile platforms as a way to improve adolescent sexual and reproductive health behaviors and outcomes.
2/16/2016
The objective of this project was to review the literature on area-based teamwork for maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) or inter-facility collaboration, and to identify critical gaps in the literature to better understand the potential for impact to help shape future investments in this area.
12/9/2015
A literature review of cholera vaccine literature from September 1, 2009 to December 7, 2015, including control in endemic and epidemic settings, immunogenicity, safety, and effectiveness of Dukoral and Shanchol, new vaccines under development, and cost effectiveness.