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| The Institute for International Programs (IIP) was established in 1985 by the Advisory Board of the School as an administrative entity to serve faculty and students as a professional practice and research unit for international public health programs. The projects administered under the IIP have been funded principally by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Areas of emphasis have included evaluation of the World Health Organization's Integrated Management of Childhood Illness approach, studies on emerging infections and antimicrobial drug resistance, the effects of zinc supplementation on infectious diseases, interventions to improve neonatal health, evaluation of new vaccines, operations research on integrated reproductive and child health services, and health program evaluation. Until 2006 the USAID-funded International Health Fellows Program was housed in the IIP. Over 200 health professionals took part in the program. |
