As a program under Fogarty’s
Division of International Science Policy, Planning and Evaluation (DISPPE), the Center for Global Health Studies (CGHS) identifies emerging research priorities to inform current and future Fogarty and NIH investments. Through exploring global health research trends, CGHS stimulates new scientific directions in global health, catalyzes multidisciplinary and multi-sector collaboration, and coordinates short-term training to enhance the pool of qualified applicants to Fogarty and NIH global health research programs. CGHS convenes leading scientists from 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 global 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.
CGHS projects aim to generate practical, science-based deliverables, such as publications in reputable scientific journals, training materials, and research tool kits.
Call for applications
NIH-PEPFAR Local Implementation Science Network
Apply to be part of the NIH-PEPFAR Local Implementation Science Network (LISN) which aims to build and strengthen local implementation science alliances in sub-Saharan African countries to address priorities related to HIV.
Global Forum for Humanitarian Health Research
Fogarty's Global Forum for Humanitarian Health Research (GFH2R) is holding an in-person meeting on health research at the nexus of humanitarian crises and climate change in Nairobi, Kenya, in May 2025.
Current Projects
NIH-PEPFAR Local Implementation Science Network
The NIH/PEPFAR Local Implementation Science Network (LISN) aims to build and strengthen local implementation science (IS) alliances in sub-Saharan African countries to address priorities related to HIV, and in so doing, develop a base of in-country IS capacity.
Advancing Health Research in Humanitarian Crises
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.
Past Projects
Read about past projects of the Center for Global Health Studies.
About the Center Facilities
The Center for Global Health Studiesis 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.
Mission
To catalyze research to address global health challenges through multidisciplinary and multi-sector dialogue, collaboration and training
Inquiries
Nalini Anand, J.D., MPH.
Director, Center for Global Health Studies
Fogarty International Center
U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Email:
Nalini.Anand@nih.gov
Phone: 301-402-7348
Rachel Sturke, Ph.D., MPH, M.I.A.
Deputy Director, Center for Global Health Studies
Fogarty International Center
U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Email:
Rachel.Sturke@nih.gov
Phone: 301-496-1491
Fogarty Advisory Board Subcommittee
A subcommittee of the
Fogarty Advisory Board provides strategic direction for the Center's projects and programs.
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Chandy John, M.D.
Ryan White Endowed Chair in Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Director, Ryan White Center for Pediatric Infectious Disease and Global Health
Indiana University School of Medicine -
Dr. Maureen Lichtveld
Dean of the Graduate School of Public Health
Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health
Jonas Salk Chair in Population Health
University of Pittsburgh -
Judith N. Wasserheit, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor, Global Health
Chair, Global Health
Professor, Medicine - Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Adjunct Professor, Epidemiology
University of Washington
Updated September 26, 2024