Our Work
Research Areas
IPGH's research is organized around five priority themes, each grounded in the One Health philosophy and driven by the urgent need for community-relevant evidence.
SAMRC-UNIVEN AMR Unit
Gut resistome and microbiome studies using community-based birth cohorts. Understanding antibiotic resistance acquisition and transmission at the community level in Limpopo Province.
SARChI Chair: Community AMR
DSTI/NRF South African Research Chair generating evidence on drug-resistant priority bacteria and coproducing ethnographically relevant AMR stewardship materials.
Multi-Pathogen Surveillance
Wastewater-based epidemiology monitoring SARS-CoV-2, TB, Cholera, Salmonella, and more through collaboration with SAMRC Biomedical Research Platform.
Stewardship & Advocacy
Knowledge translation through Responsive Dialogues converting genomic and ethnographic data into community-level AMR stewardship educational packages.