Center for Integration Science in Global Health Equity
Center for Integration Science in Global Health Equity

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Developing a new field of science at the intersection of social medicine, health-system design, and service delivery


The Center for Integration Science in Global Health Equity is a joint initiative of

Areas of Work

Research
Research
informing the design, implementation, evaluation, and scale-up of integrated service delivery models
Policy
Policy
developing policies based on equity-informed priority-setting and service-delivery design
Training
Training
Giving nurses, clinical officers, and other mid-level providers the knowledge and skills to lead integrated care clinics
Implementation
Implementation
providing technical support for implementation of integrated service delivery models in lower-income countries
Advocacy
Advocacy
mobilizing technical, policy, and financing support for integrated service delivery models

Latest News

Integration Science Can Help Heal Global Health Inequities
Integration Science Can Help Heal Global Health Inequities
Integration science can do more than deliver quality healthcare; it can also deliver global health equity solutions. That’s the central premise of “From Local Innovation ...
Stronger Together: Network Celebrates Third Anniversary with Videos from PEN-Plus Heroes
Stronger Together: Network Celebrates Third Anniversary with Videos from PEN-Plus Heroes
“Hi, all!” Edith Mukantwari says as she beams into the camera. “We are stronger together. Let’s do this!” And with that greeting, Mukantwari, a Voices ...
Uganda Ministry of Health Celebrates PEN-Plus Launch
Uganda Ministry of Health Celebrates PEN-Plus Launch
The Uganda Ministry of Health, the local government of the Kumi District, and the Uganda Initiative for Integrated Management of Noncommunicable Diseases hosted a celebration ...
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SAVING PRECIOUS LIVES

For the world’s poorest billion people—more than 90 percent of whom live in rural sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia—severe, chronic noncommunicable diseases lead to more than a half a million avoidable deaths among children and young adults each year. PEN-Plus, an integrated care-delivery model designed to serve people living with those diseases in extreme poverty, has proved so successful that all 47 member states of the WHO African Region have voted to adopt it. Learn how this innovative approach is already saving and transforming lives.