Global Health
Culmen makes the world safer by providing a broad range of professional and institutional support services across the global health domain. As a trusted partner to Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Defense (DoD), and other Federal and International customers, our firm manages global health programs and translational life science research on therapeutics and infectious diseases including COVID, Ebola, Malaria, Nipah, and Zika, among others.
In addition, as a proven implementation partner, Culmen is often called upon to “stand up country programs” on an emergency basis. Our global health work is centered in the following areas:
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Program Management and Professional/Technical Support
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Public Health Programs
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Research and Development in the Life Sciences (Translational Research)
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Bio-Surveillance and CBRN Programs
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Medical Services
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Institutional Support Programs
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Monitoring & Evaluation Programs
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Capacity Building Programs
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Acquisition and Logistics Support
Some of our clients include:
Public Health Programs
Culmen partners with U.S. Government Agencies, U.S. States, Foreign Governments, and public and private sector partners to strengthen the effectiveness in preventing, detecting, and responding to emerging infectious
disease threats. This includes strengthening the country’s defenses against public health
threats stemming from animals and developing multidisciplinary networks of professionals
that work across the human, animal, and environmental health interface. Furthermore,
Culmen, and our partner organizations, support the development and implementation of
information management systems and surveillance to improve disease reporting and
response; implementation of zoonotic disease surveillance; and enhancement of biosecurity
facilities.
Project Success Stories
Culmen is currently managing the CDC-funded Ebola response efforts in the Democratic
Republic of Congo by providing professional and technical staff, laboratory equipment and
personnel, and training for local staff. We manage two zoonotic surveillance programs for the U.S. CDC in the Latin America region as part of the response to the ZikaV epidemic and supported CDC emergency response to ZikaV in eleven countries. Culmen supported one of the largest HHS/CDC-funded COVID-19 Study programs in the country, making Culmen one of the fifteen largest COVID-19 contractors supporting the U.S. Government. We are a prime grantee under the CDC-funded Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) providing acute febrile illness (AFI) surveillance and laboratory capacity building and operations in Kenya and Tanzania.
Research & Development
Culmen is a leader in supporting U.S. Government-funded Research & Development (R&D) in the Life Science programs. We are dedicated to driving innovation and advancing scientific knowledge for our clients. Our R&D efforts are at the forefront of
Translational Research. Culmen specializes in bridging the gap between basic scientific
research and practical application. We excel in translating scientific discoveries into
tangible solutions that have a positive impact on healthcare, public health, and beyond.
We are dedicated to advancing scientific discoveries from the laboratory to real-world
applications through biomedical innovation, clinical trials management and more.
Project Success Stories
Culmen currently supports all the U.S. Navy Medical Research Unit INDO Pacific funded
research programs in eight countries across the Asia region by providing clinical research support, professional SMEs, and technical staff. We all provide all staff and logistics for NAMRU-SOUTH across Latin America and the Caribbean and NAMRU-EURAFCENT across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Culmen supports the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) Experimental Therapeutics (ET) branch in their discovery and development of globally impactful medical countermeasures for military-relevant infectious diseases and operational environment stressors.
