Center for International Health Research
Our Mission
 Malaria kills one child in Africa every forty
seconds, accounting for more than 2,000
deaths every day. Caused by a mosquito-transmitted
protozoan, malaria infects 300
to 500 million people worldwide and kills two to
three million individuals annually.
More about malaria
Schistosomiasis, caused by infection with
tissue-invasive parasitic flatworms, currently
affects more than 200 million individuals and
results in significant mortality and morbidity
including anemia and severe liver disease.
These deleterious consequences are
disproportionately borne by children and
pregnant women.
More about schistosomiasis
 To address these urgent global health
challenges, the Center for International
Health Research (CIHR) at Rhode Island
Hospital was founded.The center’s mission is to understand the
pathogenesis of tropical infectious diseases, specifically malaria and schistosomiasis, and to harness this knowledge to design
improved treatments and vaccines.
To combat these infections, the center is
engaged in studies integrating community-based
epidemiologic studies in endemic
countries with laboratory-based, basic
science investigations. The center’s
research approach is rooted in the belief
that the discoveries of tomorrow will come at
the intersection of field and lab science.
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