{"id":967,"date":"2022-08-31T07:14:53","date_gmt":"2022-08-31T07:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/startersites.io\/elementor\/charity\/?page_id=967"},"modified":"2026-01-07T18:59:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T18:59:07","slug":"health-systems-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/index.php\/health-systems-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Systems Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"967\" class=\"elementor elementor-967\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1590d4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f1590d4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e65706 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7e65706\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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nutritional outcomes across communities.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff2bc8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"ff2bc8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. 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Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2510\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2510\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Read more \u2193 <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2510\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d85d56d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d85d56d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-daac644 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"daac644\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Pneumonia<\/li><li>Tuberculosis<\/li><li>COVID-19, MPox, Marburg, Ebola<\/li><li>Emerging respiratory pathogens<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6935555 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6935555\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ba0669 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"3ba0669\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/moskito.avif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1430\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/moskito.avif 500w, https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/moskito-300x169.avif 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Malaria<\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Advancing malaria prevention, rapid diagnosis, treatment access, and elimination strategies.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-329b574 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"329b574\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-5300\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-5300\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Read more \u2193 <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-5300\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea2ec10 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ea2ec10\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87beb12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87beb12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Prevention<\/li><li>Diagnosis<\/li><li>Treatment<\/li><li>Elimination<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f030ba e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f030ba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec49ea7 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"ec49ea7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1124\" height=\"665\" src=\"https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/rbn-scaled-e1766786190471.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1433\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/rbn-scaled-e1766786190471.webp 1124w, https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/rbn-scaled-e1766786190471-300x177.webp 300w, https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/rbn-scaled-e1766786190471-1024x606.webp 1024w, https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/rbn-scaled-e1766786190471-768x454.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1124px) 100vw, 1124px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">HIV\/AIDS<\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Strengthening prevention, treatment, and psychosocial support for affected populations.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1af8ec7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"1af8ec7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2820\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2820\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Read more \u2193 <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2820\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbe08f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fbe08f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9346f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9346f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li data-start=\"2013\" data-end=\"2025\">Prevention<\/li><li data-start=\"2028\" data-end=\"2046\">Care &amp; Treatment<\/li><li data-start=\"2049\" data-end=\"2071\">Psychosocial support<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82ca285 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"82ca285\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9573b94 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"9573b94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/water.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1440\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/water.webp 720w, https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/water-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Diarrhea<\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Addressing water-borne diseases to reduce dehydration, morbidity, and mortality in vulnerable groups.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee3c4be elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"ee3c4be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2490\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2490\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Read more \u2193 <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2490\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4d7c67 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e4d7c67\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a132181 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a132181\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li data-start=\"2092\" data-end=\"2101\">Cholera<\/li><li data-start=\"2104\" data-end=\"2115\">Dysentery<\/li><li data-start=\"2118\" data-end=\"2129\">Rotavirus<\/li><li data-start=\"2132\" data-end=\"2155\">Water-borne illnesses<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22d7e5e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"22d7e5e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f20465c elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"f20465c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"924\" height=\"588\" src=\"https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/isens-usa-cdqipUHDOFM-unsplash-1-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1446\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/isens-usa-cdqipUHDOFM-unsplash-1-1.jpg 924w, https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/isens-usa-cdqipUHDOFM-unsplash-1-1-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/isens-usa-cdqipUHDOFM-unsplash-1-1-768x489.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 924px) 100vw, 924px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs)<\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Improving access to screening, diagnosis, and long-term care for chronic illnesses.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-002f32c elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"002f32c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1930\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1930\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Read more \u2193 <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1930\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24d2b9e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"24d2b9e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44f6a6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44f6a6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li data-start=\"2200\" data-end=\"2210\">Diabetes<\/li><li data-start=\"2213\" data-end=\"2237\">Cardiovascular disease<\/li><li data-start=\"2240\" data-end=\"2248\">Cancer<\/li><li data-start=\"2251\" data-end=\"2266\">Mental Health<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f875559 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f875559\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e68db32 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"e68db32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1709\" src=\"https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/benji-aird-cdmK19B88_w-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1450\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/benji-aird-cdmK19B88_w-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/benji-aird-cdmK19B88_w-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/benji-aird-cdmK19B88_w-unsplash-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/benji-aird-cdmK19B88_w-unsplash-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/benji-aird-cdmK19B88_w-unsplash-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/benji-aird-cdmK19B88_w-unsplash-2048x1367.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Maternal &amp; Child Health (MCH)<\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Supporting safe motherhood, neonatal care, and childhood illness prevention.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4adf2f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"4adf2f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-7850\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-7850\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Read more \u2193 <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-7850\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9320cb8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9320cb8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-847a5b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"847a5b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li data-start=\"2308\" data-end=\"2325\">Safe motherhood<\/li><li data-start=\"2328\" data-end=\"2343\">Neonatal care<\/li><li data-start=\"2346\" data-end=\"2367\">Childhood illnesses<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa51328 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aa51328\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9968a3b elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"9968a3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/martin-sanchez-j2c7yf223Mk-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1454\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/martin-sanchez-j2c7yf223Mk-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/martin-sanchez-j2c7yf223Mk-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/martin-sanchez-j2c7yf223Mk-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/martin-sanchez-j2c7yf223Mk-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/martin-sanchez-j2c7yf223Mk-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/martin-sanchez-j2c7yf223Mk-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Emerging Infectious Diseases<\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Outbreak readiness and response for new, re-emerging, and rapidly evolving pathogens.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-452f33d elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"452f33d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. 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