Welcome to the WashU Medicine Light Institute for Global Health and Transformation
Mission: Help individuals, families, and communities to achieve the best possible and lasting health outcomes.
Connect
How we work with our partners and the public
- 10+ multisectoral partners
- 5 NIH grant funded programs
- 1 public health storytelling platform
Collaborate
How we work within communities to advance the public’s health
- Open call contests
- Designathons
- Bootcamps
- Publications
- Research training cycles
Create
How we develop both individuals and their impact across communities
- 70+ youth research facilitators, supervisors, and ambassadors trained
- 10 research scholars trained
- 80+% increase in HIV self-testing among population of focus
Group Photo:
(Back row l-r) Dr. Funto Olusanya, Dr. Temi Ojo, Chiyere Arinze, Dr. Maria Afadapa, Chidi Okafor
(Front row l-r) Ekene Kokelu, Nkiru Obodoechina, Emily Haglin, Alexis Engelhart, Dr. Juliet Iwelunmor