Our Work

Our Theory of Change

Country alignment: We build partnerships and relationships with in-country researchers, policymakers, and “evidence brokers” (those who bridge the research-policy gap).

Intense policy engagement: We conduct strategic science (“research designed to address gaps in knowledge important to policy decisions”) linked to country and donor decision-making processes and timelines.

Identifying windows of opportunity: We take advantage of windows of opportunity for influencing policy dialogues and debates, both at the national and international levels.

Multi-disciplinary approach: We draw upon a wide range of expertise and disciplines at Duke University and beyond to gain a broad understanding of global health challenges and to shape comprehensive policy solutions.

Synergies with other researchers: We work to ensure that our efforts are complementary to other ongoing projects.

Technical Focus Areas

• Development assistance for health (DAH): tracking flows, estimating financing needs, improving the impact
• Global public goods for health, including product development for neglected diseases: understanding key priorities, tracking funding flows and needs, developing new approaches to resource mobilization
• Transition in middle-income countries: understanding the implications of interlinked transitions in disease epidemiology, demography, DAH, and domestic health financing
• Achieving universal health coverage (UHC) and strengthening health systems
• The unfinished agenda of infectious diseases, and reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health (RMNCAH): a health systems and UHC perspective
• The emerging agenda of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) a health systems and UHC perspective