Division of International Science Policy, Planning and Evaluation (DISPPE)

The Division of International Science Policy, Planning and Evaluation (DISPPE) provides strategic information and guidance to Fogarty leadership regarding the planning and evaluation of the Center's programmatic investments. The Division advises Fogarty on matters of international science policy, relevant legislation, and conducts analyses that inform current and future priorities for Fogarty. To this end, DISPPE also monitors and analyzes key trends in global health and activities of other international funding agencies.

DISPPE's strategic guidance efforts are supported by its Center for Global Health Studies (CGHS) program. CGHS identifies and explores critical global health challenges of relevance to Fogarty and other NIH Institutes, Centers, and Offices, which informs NIH investments in global health research and research training.

Director: Nalini P. Anand, J.D., MPH

Contact: 301-496-1491

Fogarty International Center's Strategic Plan

Fogarty's Strategic Plan will advance the global health research agenda by building on past and current Fogarty investments and successes in a way that responds to the changed landscape in global health.

Evaluation of Fogarty Programs

The division designs, structures and implements program assessments across Fogarty. DISPPE has developed a Framework for Evaluation, and has completed evaluations of a variety of Fogarty programs. For more information please contact Division Deputy Director Dr. Rachel Sturke at Rachel.Sturke@nih.gov.

Recent Fogarty program and division reviews and evaluations:

• Evaluation: Fellows and Scholars Training Program (2024)
  
• Evaluation: Division of International Epidemiology and Population Studies (DIEPS) (2022)
  
• Global Environmental and Occupational Health (GEOHealth) Program Process Evaluation (2021)
• Noncommunicable Diseases and Disorders Research Training Programs Review (2019)
• International Research Scientist Development Award (IRSDA) Program Evaluation (2017)
• Division of Epidemiology and Population Studies Evaluation [PDF <1 MB, 34 pages] (2016)
• Brain Disorders in the Developing World Program Evaluation (2014)
• International Tobacco and Health Research and Capacity Building Program Review (2013)
• Stigma Program Evaluation [PDF 1 MB, 101 pages] (2009)
• ICOHRTA Program Review [PDF, <1M, 94 pages] (2008)
• Fogarty International Research Collaboration Award (FIRCA) Program Evaluation (2006)
• Bioethics Program Evaluation [PDF 0.6 MB, 39 pages] (2005)
• Joint NIH/NSF Ecology of Infectious Disease Program [PDF <1 MB, 60 pages] (2005)

International Bioethics

Fogarty supports the development of sound international bioethics policy and global ethical review capacity. Major initiatives include:

• Fogarty's International Bioethics Training programs support education and research training to develop ethics expertise in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
• In collaboration with partners at NIH and in the extramural community, Fogarty staff conduct original research on:
• International research ethics
• International research ethics education
• Priority-setting for global health spending
• Fogarty is a co-founder and funder of the Global Forum on Bioethics in Research, which provides a unique platform for stakeholders in health research from developing and developed countries to engage in dialogue about ethical concerns.
• Fogarty maintains a collection of bioethics resources for bioethicists, research ethics committee members, researchers, students, and everyone else involved in international health research.
  
  

Updated March 5, 2025