The epidemiologists and biomedical and behavioral scientists at WGHI have developed an international reputation as experts in women’s health and global health. WGHI is affiliated with the School of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, and the School of Public Health at the University of California, Berkeley, where our investigators serve as faculty members. We also have more than 20 research partners at academic, research and nonprofit organizations across Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America.
Research conducted by RTI's Women's Global Health Imperative (WGHI) informs the design, implementation and scale-up of new programs, monitoring and evaluation systems, and health policies around the world—particularly as they pertain to addressing health inequities. Our areas of expertise include:
- Biomedical prevention strategies
- Socio-behavioral acceptability and adherence research on novel HIV prevention products
- Mixed-methods, community-engaged research
- The intersection of violence, education, and economic opportunities on adolescent health
- Implementation, scale-up, and improvement of health services delivery
- Increasing engagement in HIV services among key and hard-to-reach populations
- The effects of poverty and gender-based violence on women’s health over the lifecycle
