Strategic Analysis, Research & Training (START) Center

The START Center, @uw-start.bsky.social, explored adding a 6-month visit to boost vaccine delivery and child health in LMICs as part of our work with the Gates Foundation. Read more and access the full report here: bit.ly/46WUuH9

October's Vaccine Digest highlights a scoping review on improving childhood vaccine uptake in LMICs—plus 12 more key articles in #vaccine delivery. Read here: bit.ly/43g3t3N

The Gates Foundation tasked the @uw-start.bsky.social to evaluate the relationship between vaginal microbiome dysbiosis/BV, HIV/STI acquisition/transmission, and preterm birth for future intervention trials. Read more about this project here: bit.ly/4mYSAue

Meet the new Research Assistants & Global Innovation Fellow joining the START Center this fall! bit.ly/3IfsLbf

The Sept. Vaccine Digest includes The Immunization Agenda 2030, a scoping review of studies related to risk factors & interventions for zero-dose children in LMICs, +9 more of this month’s most important articles in #vaccine delivery. Read more here: bit.ly/4n45iZA

The August Vaccine Digest includes a scoping review of evidence on effectiveness & unintended consequences of incentives in immunization campaigns in LMICs,+9 more of this month’s most important articles in #vaccine delivery. Read more here: bit.ly/4n5nPof

START Faculty Lead Dr. Daniel Enquobahrie is a dedicated researcher, teacher, and mentor, making him a valued member of the public health community. Learn about his research focus and career path here: bit.ly/47upnTY

The July Vaccine Digest includes a Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis on vaccination coverage & factors associated w/vaccination in forcibly displaced, ped populations, +10 more of this month’s most important articles in #vaccine delivery. Read more here: bit.ly/4mhRdXP

The @gatesfoundation.bsky.social tasked the @uw-start.bsky.social to provide recommendations, particularly for study design & sample size, for a longitudinal observational study that could identify correlates of protection for multiple pathogens. Read more here: bit.ly/3J2XvMo

For @uw-start.bsky.social Faculty Lead Dr. Ferdinand Mukumbang @mukumbang.bsky.social, understanding the ethnography of an intervention is as important as measuring the success. Read more about his career path and the approach he takes to his work here: bit.ly/45jOJSY

The @uw-start.bsky.social derived a feasible evaluation method of a LLM chatbot designed to improve access to family planning information among young adults in Kenya & Senegal to support research at the @gatesfoundation.bsky.social. Read more here: bit.ly/46rsKe4

The Gates Foundation enlisted the START Center to conducted a systematic review & meta-analysis aimed to synthesize the burden of Shigella diarrhea among children under 72 months (six years) in the Americas region. Read more here: bit.ly/4kyzvxM

Congratulations to the 7 recent graduates of the START Center's training program! Read about the impressive research they accomplished here: bit.ly/4nJiio9

The June Vaccine Delivery Research Digest includes a Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis of determinants of Malaria vaccine acceptance, +12 more of this month’s most important articles in #vaccine delivery. Read more here: bit.ly/4kU4vJC.

The @uw-start.bsky.social was tasked by the @gatesfoundation.bsky.social to conduct a SA of diagnostics representation in pub lit across 7 priority disease areas, focused on LMICs, to ID gaps in research, assess trends, & understand how investments align w/global health priorities. bit.ly/3SJSJFk

The @gatesfoundation.bsky.social tasked @uw-start.bsky.social to conduct a rapid review to identify "gold standard" drugs in malaria, TB, HIV, & women’s health, quantifying data availability & assessing high-quality sources for AI-driven regulatory review. Read more here: bit.ly/43zksOe

The UW START Center was tasked by the Gates Foundation,
@gatesfoundation.bsky.social, to conduct a scoping review to map the existing lit on LNG PK in groups w/pathophysiology theorized/understood to impact drug PK, and ID any gaps & relevant PK data in the lit. Read more here: bit.ly/4kuaLaw

The May Vaccine Digest includes insights from a successful school-based vaccination campaign in the Saa health district of Cameroon, +13 more of this month’s most important articles in #vaccine delivery. Read more here: bit.ly/4kxuxlC.

The April Vaccine Digest includes a meta-analysis of childhood vaccine coverage in LMICs, completed using demographic and health survey reports, +13 more of this month’s most important articles in #vaccine delivery. Read more here: bit.ly/4cBOXXF.

March's Vaccine Digest includes the design & evaluation of a health facility assessment tool for maternal immunization readiness in Kenya and Bangladesh, +13 more of the month’s most important articles in #vaccine delivery. Read more here: bit.ly/43U7E6P

February's Vaccine Digest includes an overview of RSV biology, infection epidemiology & strategies to manage or prevent infection, +13 more of the month’s most important articles in #vaccine delivery. Read more here: bit.ly/4cwh7TT

January's Vaccine Digest includes a #systematicreview of vaccine coverage & access among migrants and refugees in the Middle East and North Africa, +13 more of this month’s most important articles in #vaccine delivery. Read more here: bit.ly/3PCdX6s.

The December Vaccine Digest includes an update on the progress toward measles elimination worldwide, +14 more of this month’s most important articles in #vaccine delivery. Read more here: bit.ly/3VR5lMV.

The START Center was tasked by the Gates Foundation to conducted a comprehensive analysis of gaps in the Women’s Health R&D workforce, focusing on sub-Saharan Africa, through a review of published & grey literature. Read more here: bit.ly/3OHmCUW

The November Vaccine Digest includes a global cost-effectiveness analysis of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine among children, +14 more of this month’s most important articles in #vaccine delivery. Read more here: bit.ly/3ZedHjO.