Community Health and Resilient Health Systems
From health workforce development to community-led service delivery, our research promotes integrated, sustainable solutions that put people at the centre.
We support underserved communities by partnering with local practitioners, policymakers and global networks to co-create evidence for action.
Whether strengthening community health systems, improving emergency response, or promoting health equity in fragile settings, our work ensures that resilience is not just about recovery, but about transformation, enabling health systems to adapt, endure, and thrive in an uncertain world.
Centres of Excellence
Our specialist Centres, Institutes and Units lead research into community health and resilient health systems. 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 community health through world-class research and practical solutions.
Dr Nour Essale
Dr. Nour Essale is a Palestinian-Jordanian medical doctor with a master’s in International Public Health – Sexual and Reproductive Health from LSTM
Dr Fortunate Machingura
Dr Fortunate Machingura is a Lecturer at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and Director of the Climate, Environment and Health Department at CeSHHAR Zimbabwe. With more than a decade of experience, their work focuses on implementation science and climate and health research across Southern Africa.
Professor Charles Ameh
Professor Charles Anawo Ameh is a distinguished leader in global public health, specialising in maternal and newborn health. His main research interests are maternal and newborn health implementation science, quality of care, emergency obstetric care, health system strengthening, midwifery education, and maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response.
Featured projects
ReBUILD for Resilience
Generates evidence on how health systems in fragile and conflict-affected settings can better withstand, adapt to, and recover from crises.
PAMOJA
Works with local health systems in Vihiga County, Kenya to comprehensively improve care for mothers and children through integrated, community-centred approaches.
Urban SHADE
Urban SHADE (Strengthening Health Access and Delivery for Extreme Weather) is a three-year research initiative funded by the UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and led by LSTM.
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