Peru
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH)
The UPCH Global Health Centre, formed in 2009, under the direction of Dr Hugo García, encompasses a number of research initiatives aimed at improving the health of the population.
Among its units are the Global Health Centre of Tumbes, the Centre of Excellence in Chronic Disease Research (CRONICAS), the Research Unit on Parasitic Diseases of the Central Nervous System, the Centre for Clinical Studies, among others.
The CSG has an annual output of more than 40 publications in indexed international journals and manages approximately 20 research projects funded by the US National Institutes of Health, the UK Wellcome Trust and other international academic agencies.
Team
Hugo Hector Garcia
Country Leader - Peruvian University Cayetano Heredia
Hugo, MD, PhD, is a researcher at the National Institute of Neurological Sciences, Director of the Center for Global Health at the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH) and Adjunct Professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health (JHSPH) in Baltimore.
Dr. Garcia received his medical degree from UPCH and his PhD from JHSPH. He is an internationally renowned expert on parasitic infections of the nervous system, and has multiple first author articles in journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine, Lancet and Neurology. He has also edited four books on cysticercosis and parasitic infections of the nervous system, and has written numerous reviews and textbook chapters on this topic.
Dr. Garcia coordinates the Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru, a highly productive group that has worked together over a period of 20 years in research and capacity building in Peru.
Contact: hgarcia1@jhu.edu
Javier Bustos
Executive Coordinator - Peruvian University Cayetano Heredia
Javier, MD, MSc, MSc, MPH, Ph, is a physician with a Masters in Public Health in Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Clinical Trials and a PhD in International Health (JHSPH) and a Masters in Infectious Disease Control (UPCH).
Dr. Bustos has been involved in the design and implementation of pre-clinical and clinical studies in the Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru for the last 20 years.
Contact: javier.bustos.p@upch.pe
Initiatives and Events
Upcoming event:
7th February 2024, Lima Peru -
The Global Health Network LAC and The 1000 Challenge.
Download the event agenda
