The START Center leverages leading content expertise from across the University of Washington to respond to pressing global and public health questions.

Seattle, WA
Joined April 2016
The Oct. Vaccine Delivery Research Digest includes a scoping review of strategies & evidence gaps for reaching zero-dose children in conflict-affected & fragile settings in the WHO African Region,+8 more key articles in #vaccine delivery. Read more here: bit.ly/4idmHy1
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The Sept. Vaccine Delivery Digest includes a rapid review of multi-sectorial partnerships to strengthen vaccine R&D, manufacturing, & delivery capacity across Africa, +9 more key articles in #vaccine delivery. Read more here: bit.ly/3TnxCN7
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The August Vaccine Delivery Research Digest includes a mixed methods study of communities & healthcare workers perspectives on adult & adolescent TB vaccine implementation in Zambia, +9 more key articles in #vaccine delivery. Read more here: bit.ly/4xoNEF0
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The July Vaccine Delivery Research Digest includes a vaccination policy analysis of catch-up & life-course vaccination policies for adolescent and adult migrants in LMICs, +10 more key articles in #vaccine delivery. Read more here: bit.ly/4f5BMRJ
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The June Vaccine Digest includes a multilevel analysis of survey data for determinants of missed opportunities for vaccination indicators among ages 12-23 months in Sub-Saharan African countries, +11 more key articles in #vaccine delivery. Read more here: bit.ly/4oP3e9M
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The May Vaccine Digest includes a narrative review of how advances in #AI have substantially improved infectious disease surveillance by enabling real-time analysis of large datasets, +10 more key articles in #vaccine delivery. Read more here: bit.ly/3PiwKr3
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The April Vaccine Delivery Research Digest includes a narrative review on the current landscape & future prospects of vaccine manufacturing in Africa, +9 more key articles in #vaccine delivery. Read more here: bit.ly/4mzP3UH
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The March Vaccine Delivery Research Digest includes an article on pathways to sustainable vaccine manufacturing in LMICs, +12 more key articles in #vaccine delivery. Read more here: bit.ly/4dmU942
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The February Vaccine Delivery Research Digest includes a scoping review of integrated health system approaches for improving vaccine uptake among children under two in LMICs, +11 more key articles in #vaccine delivery. Read more here: bit.ly/3OBabwV
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The January Vaccine Delivery Research Digest includes a qualitative descriptive study of health system capacity barriers to HPV vaccine introduction & revitalization in sub-Saharan countries, +9 more key articles in #vaccine delivery. Read more here: bit.ly/45anMks
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The paper, "Assessing the relationship btw menstrual products & reproductive & urogenital tract infections(RUTIs): A systematic review evaluating the evidence & recommendations for future research" is published in @PLOSONE! Congratulations to our team. bit.ly/44ZX4uB
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The December Vaccine Delivery Research Digest includes a study that disaggregates measures of childhood immunization coverage across 80 LMICs to highlight pathways for targeted interventions, +9 more key articles in #vaccine delivery. Read here: bit.ly/3KDmuaB
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The paper, "Anthropometric & neurocognitive consequences of Campylobacter, enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli, and norovirus: A systematic review," was published in PLOS! Congrats to our team & thank you to our collaborators at the @gatesfoundation. bit.ly/489q2sH
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We are pleased to share the paper, "Burden of Shigella among children with diarrhea in the Americas: A systematic review and meta-analysis," is published in @PLOS! Congratulations to our START-ers & thank you to our collaborators at the @gatesfoundation. bit.ly/4ia6oBl
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The November Vaccine Delivery Research Digest includes a review which demonstrates how four LMICs built vaccine self-reliance during COVID-19, plus 12 more key articles in #vaccine delivery. Read here: bit.ly/49XiThx
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The @UW_START Center explored adding a 6-month visit to boost vaccine delivery and child health in LMICs as part of our work with the @gatesfoundation. Read more and access the full report here: bit.ly/46WUuH9
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October's Vaccine Digest highlights a scoping review on improving childhood vaccine uptake in LMICs—plus 12 more key articles in #vaccine delivery. Read here: bit.ly/43g3t3N
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The @UW_START Center was tasked by the @gatesfoundation to evaluate the relationship between vaginal microbiome dysbiosis/BV, HIV/STI acquisition/transmission, and preterm birth for future intervention trials. Read more about this project here: bit.ly/4mYSAue
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Meet the new Research Assistants & Global Innovation Fellow joining the START Center this fall! bit.ly/3IfsLbf
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The Sept. Vaccine Digest includes The Immunization Agenda 2030, a scoping review of studies related to risk factors & interventions for zero-dose children in LMICs,+9 more of this month’s most important articles in #vaccine delivery. Read more here: bit.ly/4n45iZA
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