Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt

Organisation type: 
Academic
Support type: 
SO non-financial
The Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt is a specialist institute for Tropical Medicine. It receives referrals from the whole of Peru, and is part of Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia, which is the teaching hospital for Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. It is among the top research institutions in tropical medicine in Latin America, with ongoing investigations in tuberculosis, leishmaniasis, malaria and HIV, both in its site in Lima and in several field sites such as Iquitos, Cuzco and La Merced.