The UK-Public Health Rapid Support Team has established a global multi-disciplinary research programme to support and improve the effectiveness of infectious disease outbreak detection, preparedness and response.
Our research strategy addresses collaboratively identified priorities, providing evidence to improve practice on a global scale. Focusing our efforts in low- and-middle income countries, our research includes in-the-field activities conducted during or in the wake of an infectious disease outbreak, and preparedness-oriented research that covers:
- epidemiology and population sciences
- patient-centred research
- microbiology and laboratory sciences
- social science and community engagement
- mental health and wellbeing
If you have questions or want to draw on others' thoughts in using evidence to inform policy, please start a conversation in our Community section.
