Patients are at the heart of every outbreak and we believe that evidence from clinical research can substantially improve both the care of patients and the characterisation and control of outbreaks.
The overarching aim of the Epidemic diseases Research Group Oxford (ERGO) is to reduce the health and socioeconomic impact of emerging and epidemic infections by conducting and enabling clinical research on emerging and epidemic infections.
To ensure that clinical science is a dependable pillar of the response to epidemic infectious diseases, ERGO is developing methodologies, technologies, and platforms that are designed to overcome the inherent challenges of emerging and epidemic infections.
The group is conducting research on a range of epidemic infectious diseases with partners across the world, including avian influenza, Ebola virus, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS CoV) and non-polio enteroviruses. ERGO is based within the Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health at the University of Oxford.
Our work and partners include:
The NIHR Global Health Policy and Systems Research (Global HPSR) programme is partnering UK researchers with low and middle-income countries (LIMCs) to support research in global health policy and systems research. Funding opportunities are available between June 2019 and September ... Read more