Global Health at NIH

Transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2. Courtesy of NIAID-RML.

Coronavirus news and resources for global health researchers

NIH, led by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), is working on all aspects of novel coronavirus research, including developing diagnostics, studying potential treatments and producing an effective vaccine.

Coronavirus news and resources

Sepsis trials are predominantly conducted in high-income countries.

The character of sepsis in sub-Saharan Africa

A NIAID-funded project aims to classify sepsis patients in sub-Saharan Africa into subgroups so that diagnostic and treatment strategies can be precisely tailored.

Sepsis in SSA

Dr. Albeena Nisa (left) and Larry Moses (right) smile for a photo in the NCI lab

NCI program trains foreign scientists in NIH labs

The National Cancer Institute has been providing training to foreign scientists via its Short-Term Scientist Exchange Program (STSEP) program since 2010.

NCI STSEP

Surgical mask & AIDS ribbon Credit: NIAID

NIH awards $100M for global HIV data analysis

NIH has renewed grants to seven centers that form the International epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS (IeDEA) program which pools and analyzes HIV-related data.

IeDEA Program

NIH Institutes, Centers & Offices investing in global health research

NIA: Tackling the growing, global burden of dementia
NIMH: Focus on global suicide burden
Common Fund: NIH launches $58M DS-I Africa program
NCI: NCI program trains foreign scientists in NIH labs
NIEHS: NIH unveils framework for climate change initiative

Recent NIH Global Health News

Ninth Global Health Workshop Held with Gates Foundation
NIH Record, January 6, 2023
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Infection and Pregnancy in Sub-Saharan Africa: A 6-Country Retrospective Cohort Analysis, Fogarty grantees Jean Nachega, Nadia Sam-Agudu, Rhoderick Machekano, and Philip J. Rosenthal lead authors
Clinical Infectious Diseases, June 8, 2022
- Related commentary: Prioritizing Pregnant Women for Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination in African Countries
  Clinical Infectious Diseases, June 8, 2022
Monkeypox virus: Complete genome from the current outbreak now available in GenBank
NCBI Insights, National Library of Medicine, May 26, 2022
NIH requests input on greater equity in global health research
Global Health Matters, May / June 2022
WHO validates 11th vaccine for COVID-19
WHO news, May 19, 2022
Podcast: Understanding Infectious Diseases, featuring Fogarty's Nídia Trovão
Lessons from Lab & Life Podcast from New England Biolabs, May 19, 2022
NIH Licenses COVID-19 Research Tools and Early-Stage Technologies to WHO Program
HHS news, May 12, 2022
Modeling transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron in China, co-authored by Fogarty’s Kaiyuan Sun
Nature, May 10, 2022
WHO launches first ever global report on Infection Prevention and Control
WHO news release, May 6, 2022
Priorities and Opportunities in Global Health Research, Fogarty Deputy Director Peter Kilmarx panelist
Hosted by New York University’s Rory Meyers College of Nursing, May 3, 2022
Domestic Dogs as Sentinels for West Nile Virus but not Aedes-borne Flaviviruses, Mexico
Emerging Infectious Diseases from the CDC, May 2022
Viability of an urban maternity waiting home in Kumasi, Ghana: A qualitative needs assessment, Fogarty fellow Dr. Julie M Buser lead author
Midwifery, April 22, 2022
Paths to Prevention: CDC Evaluates and Shares Lessons Learned from HPV Vaccine Introduction in Three Countries
Global Immunization, April 21, 2022
New guidelines from WHO recommend a simpler, safer treatment for cryptococcal disease in people living with HIV
WHO news release, April 20, 2022
New global advisory panel convenes for upcoming road safety report
WHO news release, April 19, 2022
One-dose Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine offers solid protection against cervical cancer
WHO news release, April 11, 2022
Managing Post-Stroke Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic at a Tertiary Care Level Hospital in Peru
Fogarty Scholar Jessica Hanae Zafra-Tanaka lead author
Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, April 2022
More global health research news

Updated January 5. 2023