General Objective:

Design and Implement evidence-based research for Global Health, with special focus on the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis.  Strengthen country-level capacity-building. 

Treatment Prevention:                                                                                                                                                                 

• Impact of Integrating HIV adn TB Care and Treatment in a Regional Tuberculosis Hospital in Rural Guatemala.

• Risk of Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Mayan Women in Rural Guatemala Whose Partners are Migrant Workers.

• Determine culturally appropriate strategies for the implementation and evaluation of prevention and integrated care interventions among Populations at most-risk for STI and HIV/AIDS. 

• Determine Knowledge, Attitude and Practices for STI and HIV/AIDS Prevention among Four Mayan Linguistic Groups in Guatemala and LGBTI groups in Rural Guatemala.

• Defining Strategies for Increasing HIV testing Uptake Among Men Who Sex with Men and Trangender Populations in Guatemala.

•  Improving Point of Care Tb Diagnostics in Central America.