Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit

Experience

Director: Prof Nick PJ Day

Patient-centred research is the core of MORU's activities. Geographically dispersed across 5 research units and 50 sites across Asia and Africa, our integrated, highly collaborative, flexible network lets MORU address global and regional health problems such as drug resistant infections, malaria and critical illness.

Our current research focusses on:
Malaria
Mother and child health
Microbiology & non-malaria infections
Critical illness
Medicine quality
Statistics, data & modelling
Bioethics & Engagement

Disease areas

• Dengue
• Malaria
• Maternal Health
• Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)
• Newborn Health
• Other
• Respiratory Diseases
• TB