Center for Global Health Studies

In partnership with NIH Institutes and Centers, the Center for Global Health Studies (CGHS) identifies emerging research priorities and stimulates new scientific directions in global health, and supports multidisciplinary collaboration and short-term training to address pressing global health problems, complementing the strategic guidance efforts of Fogarty's Division of International Science Policy, Planning and Evaluation (DISPPE).

The Center convenes program implementers, policymakers and leading scientists from the NIH, low- and middle-income countries and the U.S. to discuss critical research priorities, opportunities and synergies around specific global health challenges. CGHS also moves the implementation science agenda forward by promoting relevant research methods and frameworks, and fostering the development of new approaches and skills to translate scientific evidence into health policy and practice. Supported projects aim to generate practical, science-based deliverables, such as publications in reputable scientific journals, training materials and tool kits.

Current Projects

	Topic: Childhood Obesity Prevention of Childhood Obesity in Latin America: Opportunities in Science and Policy Workshop | Journal Publication A workshop to address factors relating to childhood obesity in Latin America; and a writing retreat to work toward a series of articles addressing the state of the science, pressing research questions, models for translation of evidence into policy and program, and research capacity building priorities.
	Topic: Humanitarian Crises Conducting Health Research in Humanitarian Crises Collaboration Convening researchers, humanitarian organizations and policymakers to share learning and strategies on conducting global health research in the context of humanitarian crises, such as armed conflict, natural disasters, forced displacement and disease outbreaks.
	Topic: Stigma Reduction Science of Stigma Reduction: New Directions for Research to Improve Health Workshop | Journal Publication Convening U.S. and LMIC researchers, policymakers and program implementers focused on reducing health-related stigma across disease areas, populations and settings.
	Topic: HIV and Adolescent Health Adolescent HIV Prevention and Treatment Implementation Science Alliance (AHISA) Collaboration Supporting implementation science to address HIV prevention, screening and treatment for adolescent girls in eligible PEPFAR countries.
	Topic: HIV-NCDs Enhancing HIV/AIDS Platforms to Address NCDs in Low-resource Settings Collaboration | Journal Publication An NIH / PEPFAR / LMIC collaboration of researchers, implementers and government representatives joining together to articulate goals, approaches and a research agenda to incorporate prevention, care and treatment for NCDs into HIV/AIDS platforms in LMICs.
	​ Topic: ​Scientific Journals African Journal Partnership Program (AJPP) Collaboration Partnering African journals with U.S. and U.K. journals to strengthen the ability of African journal editors to disseminate scientific findings more broadly.
	Topic: Household Air Pollution Clean Cooking Implementation Science Network Collaboration | Journal Publication | Research Projects A partnership to advance the science of uptake and scale-up of clean cooking technology in the developing world.
	Topic: Brain Disorders Learning Collaborative for Implementation Science in Global Brain Disorders Collaboration | Journal Publication Improving communications and collaboration between multi-disciplinary, multi-sector stakeholders with a focus on implementation science challenges related to neuro-health and brain disorders in LMICs.

Past Projects

	Topic: PMTCT NIH-PEPFAR Prevention of Mother-to-child HIV Transmission (PMTCT) Implementation Science Alliance Collaboration | Journal Publication A project to convene implementation scientists focusing on PMTCT, PMTCT implementers, and in-country policymakers to catalyze collaboration and communication, resulting in publications in leading journals.
	Topic: mHealth Global mHealth Research Training Institute Training An in-person, scenario-based training institute to promote multidisciplinary research, implementation science and novel research methodologies to a cohort of researchers from diverse fields.
	Topic: Brain Disorders Brain Disorders in Low- and Middle-income Countries: a Vision for Future Research and Training Journal Publication A writing retreat joining U.S. and LMIC researchers to work on articles articulating the current scientific landscape and research priorities related to brain disorders. The retreat generated a collection of articles, published as a supplement to Nature.
	Topic: Tobacco Control Using Research Evidence and Capacity to Inform Tobacco Control in LMICs Workshop | Journal Publication A two-day workshop for leading researchers, funders, scientists, policymakers and other critical stakeholders in tobacco control on effective tobacco control policy and programs.
	Topic: Bioethics International Research Ethics: Lessons Learned and Future Priorities Journal Publication A gathering of Principal Investigators of Fogarty's bioethics program to plan for a collection of papers to address a range of topical and regional issues related to research ethics.
	Topic: HIV-NCDs HIV and Noncommunicable Disease Comorbidities in LMICs in the ART Era Workshop | Journal Publication A scientific forum to discuss the state of the science and identification of key HIV and NCD comorbidities research priorities to catalyze research collaborations and investment.
	Topic: Information and Communications Technology Global Education + Technology Health (GETHealth) Summit-IT Infrastructure Stakeholders Consultation and Planning Meetings Collaboration A series of consultations in partnership with Johns Hopkins to help lay the groundwork for the Global Education and Technology Health (GETHealth) Summit.
	Topic: Household Air Pollution Household Air Pollution Research Training Institute Training A training institute to gather U.S. and LMICs scientists interested in developing research projects on the health effects of traditional and improved cookstoves.
	Topic: Child Survival Consultation on Child Survival and Ending Preventable Child Deaths Collaboration | Journal Publication A consultation of child survival experts from around the world to accelerate progress in meeting child survival goals.
	Topic: Mental Health Translating the Grand Challenges in Global Mental Health into Policy and Practice Journal Publication A writing workshop to establish research priorities for global mental health, resulting in a series of publications on the integration of mental health services into health care delivery systems.

About the Center Facilities

The Center is located on the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland. Center facilities host in-person and virtual, distance-based trainings and collaborations for supported projects.

The building has three floors of office and meeting space, including a conference room with state-of-the-art videoconferencing capabilities.

Inquiries

Nalini Anand, J.D., M.P.H.
Director, Center for Global Health Studies
Fogarty International Center
Email: Nalini.Anand@nih.gov
Phone: (301) 402-7348

Fogarty Advisory Board Subcommittee

A subcommittee of the Fogarty Advisory Board provides strategic direction for the Center's projects and programs.

Gretchen L. Birbeck, M.D., M.P.H.
University of Rochester Medical Center

King Holmes, Ph.D., M.D., A.B.
William H. Foege Chair and Professor, Department of Global Health
University of Washington
Director, Center for AIDS and STD, Chief, Infectious Diseases
Harborview Medical Center

Joseph C. Kolars, M.D.
Senior Associate Dean for Education and Global Initiatives
Josiah Macy, Jr., Professor of Health Professions Education
Professor of Internal Medicine
University of Michigan Medical School

Updated October 2017