Tulane Center for Evidence-Based Global Health (CEBGH)
PMNCH constituency
Academic, Research & Training Institutes
Focal point
Dr Pierre Buekens
Position
W.H. Watkins Professor and Dean/Director of Tulane CEBGH
Health focus
- Health systems strengthening
- Maternal/Reproductive Health
- Newborn health
- Child health
Strategic objective(s)
- Broker knowledge and innovation for action
- Advocate for mobilizing and aligning resources and for greater engagement
Mission statement
The Tulane CEBGH provides methodological expertise in designing, conducting, and analyzing trials through the establishment of a Tulane core faculty and an international team of experts. The Center places a special emphasis on the methodology of cluster randomization and practical trials. The CEBGH also facilitates multidisciplinary and international research via the development of a global network of partners and field research units, thus stimulating ideas and discussion on randomized trials in global health research, including priorities and methodological and ethical issues.