The Partners
The centre is a collaborative partnership supported by Queen Mary University of London (UK), the Centre and Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Colombia) as co-leads, and two universities as regional hubs: in Bolivia (Universidad Franz Tamayo) and Guatemala (Universidad Rafael Landívar).
Click on the countries below to learn more about each partner and the team leading the work
United Kingdom
Queen Mary University of London
Centre’s Principal investigator:
Professor Victoria Bird
Centre’s General Programme Manager:
Renata Peppl
Centre’s Collaborators:
Professor Stefan Priebe
Professor Richard Hooper
Professor Steph Taylor
Professor Sir Mark Caufield
Professor Chris Griffiths (GP, Asthma)
Professor Paul Heritage
Dr. Yan Feng
Colombia
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
The Pontifical Javeriana University is a private Catholic institution of higher education, belonging to the Society of Jesus, founded in 1623, making it one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in Colombia. With nearly 400 years of existence, Javeriana University is known for its excellence in teaching, research, and service, as well as its multi and interdisciplinary nature. The Faculty of Medicine in both the Bogota and Cali Campus are the leading headquarters of our Centre.
Javeriana’s campus in Bogotá and a branch in Cali, the Pontifical Javeriana University aims to be a national and international benchmark for the coherence between its identity and actions, its educational proposal, institutional learning capacity, and its contribution to knowledge generation through its educational community. It also seeks to contribute to the transformation of Colombia from a regional and global perspective
Its multiple faculties, departments, institutes, and academic programs give Javeriana University a multidisciplinary nature, allowing it to excel in various fields of knowledge. Moreover, aware of the importance of making education a borderless tool, the University has developed multiple 100% online courses and diploma programs, with the participation of thousands of people from different countries around the world.
Centre’s Principal investigator:
Dr. Carlos Gómez-Restrepo
Colombia Programme Manager:
Adriana Buitrago-López
Admin and Finance Manager:
Diana Marcela Ochoa Ramos
Admin and Finance Assistant:
Juan Jose Lizarazo Parra
Research Associate:
Juan Camilo Marín Urrego
Research Assistant:
Andrea López Gonzalez
Research Assistant:
Juan Agustín Patiño Trejos
Collaborators:
Dr. Yazmin Lucila Cadena Camargo
Dr. Andrés Duarte Osorio
Dr. Oscar Muñoz Velandia
Dr. Angel Garcia Peña
Dr. Claudio Villaquiran Torres
Professor Carlos Javier Rincón Rodríguez
Professor Nelcy Rodriguez Malagón
Professor Esperanza Peña Torres
Professor Manuel Ramiro Muñoz
Dr. Diana Maria Caicedo Borrero
Dr. Julian Santaella Tenorio
Nurse Yenni Vanessa Talaga Tenorio
Dr. Iliana Curiel Arismendy
Dr. Henry Porras Rosero
Bolivia
Universidad Franz Tamayo
Unifranz is a disruptive institution that believes in education without borders and in professionals with a purpose in investing in training with values and principles, providing tools to face the challenges of society and succeed in a changing, technological and competitive world.
Founded by Abel Ágreda and his wife Celsa Nogales Franz Tamayo University opened its doors 30 years ago and currently has campuses in the 4 most important cities in Bolivia and with an academic offer in 5 Faculties: Health, Legal and Social Sciences, Economics and Business, Design and Crossmedia Technologies and Engineering. Following the new trends and learning dynamics, all careers have implemented the Competency-Based Educational Model, designed to develop knowledge, skills, abilities and talents in a practical way, in a cutting-edge educational environment and generating economic and social balance
Centre’s Co-Investigator:
Dr. Ronald Tápia Pijuan
Bolivia Programme Manager:
PhD. Lucia Elena Alvarado-Arnez
Research Coordinator:
MSc. Estela Tango Camargo
Research Assistant:
Dr. Carla Vasquez
Collaborators:
Dr. PhD. Carlos Dabdoub Arrien
MSc. James Jhon Robles
Dr. Shirley Nicole Andrade Azcui
Dr. MSc. Patricia Nora Cabaleiro
Dr. Vicente Moron
Lic. Luis Felipe Osinaga Robles
Guatemala
Universidad Rafael Landívar
Universidad Rafael Landívar is a private university, founded in Guatemala City in 1961 and nowadays has nine faculties, including the Faculty of Health Sciences, where our NIHR Global Health Research Centre is based. This faculty offers programs in medicine, nutrition, nursing, physiotherapy, physical and occupational therapy, respiratory therapy, speech therapy and postgraduate programs in different disciplines in the clinical area and public health.
Spread across other parts of Guatemala, the university has nine campuses. These are located in departments of the different cardinal points of the country, namely, Huehuetenago, Alta Verapaz, Quiché, Quetzatenango, Escuintla, Sacatepéquez, Zacapa, Jutiapa and the Central Campus in Guatemala City. The Faculty of Health Sciences is present in all campuses of the University and is represented by the careers of Nursing, both Professional and Primary Care Nursing.
Currently, Landívar is implementing a 10-year renewed strategic plan, proposing a comprehensive educational transformation. At the same time, it has international agreements in force with other medical schools, including the Universidad Javeriana de Bogotá, Georgetown University, among others. The main existing agreement is with the Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance, which in Guatemala is the governmental unit that governs and regulates medical care throughout the country. This agreement has allowed the students of the different careers of the faculty to carry out their professional practices to strengthen their academic degrees.
Our team in University Rafael Landívar:
Centre’s Co-Investigator:
Dr Edgar Miguel Gomez Alvarez (Dean of the Medicine Faculty at University Rafael Landívar)
Guatemala Programme Manager:
Ana Lorena Guerrero
Finance and Admin Manager:
Juan Pablo Marroquín
Research Associate:
Carmen Maria Sanchez
Research Associate:
Nicole de Nes
Research Associate (Alta Verapaz):
Nurilaura Alvarado
Collaborators:
Dr. Ruth María Guerrero
Prof. Luis Padilla
Dr. Alejandro Paíz
Dr. Edgar Illescas
Dr. Candelaria Letona
Dr. Luis Alberto Ramírez Roca
