Equity and Capacity Research
Through studies in research capacity strengthening, equitable partnerships, and inclusive health systems, we advance a model of global health that values participation, justice, and shared knowledge.
Our work spans institutional development, research management, laboratory systems, and career equity in low- and middle-income countries.
We explore the structural drivers of exclusion and co-create solutions that empower marginalised communities and researchers alike.
Capacity and equity aren’t side projects, they are integral to how LSTM generates and uses knowledge.
Centres of Excellence
Our specialist Centres, Units and Institutes lead equity and capacity research. By uniting clinical, scientific and operational expertise, they drive innovation in diagnostics, treatment and disease elimination, working with global partners to reduce burden and improve health outcomes.
Meet the team tackling equity and capacity research through world-class research and practical solutions.
Professor Fouad Fouad
Professor Fouad has almost 30 years of experience in research, programming, and public health leadership across academia, NGOs, and government institutions.
Professor Imelda Bates
Professor Bates leads global research to strengthen health and research systems in low- and middle-income countries. As Head of the Centre for Capacity Research, she focuses on building sustainable laboratory and research capacity, alongside improving anaemia management and blood transfusion systems in resource-limited settings.
Dr Justin Pulford
Dr Pulford is deputy head of the Centre for Capacity Research (CCR). A behavioural scientist by training, he has diverse academic interests spanning research systems strengthening, health systems strengthening, vector control and addictions.
Featured projects
LIGHT Consortium
The LIGHT Consortium (Leaving no-one behInd: transforming Gendered pathways to Health for TB) is a six-year, cross-disciplinary global health research programme funded by UK aid.
Tiny Targets
Tiny Targets is an innovative vector control initiative led by LSTM and partners to reduce the spread of sleeping sickness. The aim was to reduce tsetse fly densities below the threshold that allows transmission of the disease.
