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Global Health Initiatives at NIH

NIH is made up of 27 Institutes and Centers (ICs), each with a specific research agenda, often focusing on particular diseases or body systems. Many of the ICs are engaged in global health research and research training activities.

In addition, the NIH Common Fund's Global Health program supports several cross-cutting trans-NIH programs that involve global health.

NIH Institutes, Centers & Offices investing in global health research

• National Cancer Institute (NCI): Center for Global Health (CGH)
• National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH): International Health Research
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI): Health Inequities and Global Health Branch
• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID): Global Research
• National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS): Lupus Genomics and Global Health Disparities Unit
• National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD): Office of Global Health (OGH)
• National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS): Global Environmental Health and NIH Program on Health and Extreme Weather
  
• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): Center for Global Mental Health Research 
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS): Office of Global Health and Health Disparities
• National Institute on Aging (NIA): Global Aging, Division Of Behavioral and Social Research
• National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD): Global Health
• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA): Global Health
• NIH Common Fund: Global Health
• NIH Office of Research on Women's Health: Global Health Research
  

Related Resources  

• Global Health at NIH
• NIH Global Health Information by Research Topic
• NIH Resources in Spanish / en Español
• NIH Resources in Asian Languages
• NIH Foreign Grant Awards from NIH RePORTER (Fiscal Year 2024)

Updated September 9, 2025