Browse Fogarty events, talks, conferences, workshops and observances, as well as other events and important dates related to global health research. Events listed include a combination of those organized by Fogarty, NIH, and other organizations worldwide.
February 4, 2020
World Cancer Day
February 11, 2020
Fogarty Advisory Board Meeting Open Session
NIH campus
Bethesda, MD
February 11, 2020
International Day for Women and Girls in Science
February 28, 2020
Rare Disease Day
NIH Campus
Bethesda, MD
Live and recorded webcast by
NIH VideoCasting
March 3, 2020
World Birth Defects Day
March 3, 2020
World Hearing Day
March 8, 2020
International Women's Day
March 14, 2020
World Kidney Day
March 2020
Brain Awareness Week
March 20, 2020
World Oral Health Day
March 22, 2020
World Water Day
March 24, 2020
World TB Day
March 26, 2020
Epilepsy Awareness Day (also known as "Purple Day")
March 31 - April 3, 2020
Preparedness Summit
Dallas, TX
April 4 - 5, 2020
Global Health and Innovation Conference presented by Unite for Sight
New Haven, CT
April 7, 2020
World Health Day
April 14, 2020
International Chagas Day
April 17, 2020
Symposium on Global Cancer Research, organized through a collaboration with the National Cancer Institute and its partners, and a satellite event of the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) Conference
April 17 - 20, 2020
Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) Annual Conference
Washington, DC
April 16, 2020
World Voice Day
April 20 - 22, 2020
NIH Regional Seminar on Program Funding and Grants Administration
Baltimore, MD
April 25, 2020
World Malaria Day
April 25, 2020
National DNA Day
April 30, 2020
World Veterinary Day
April 2020, dates TBD
World Immunization Week
May 3, 2020
World Asthma Day
May 12, 2020
International Nurses Day
May 15, 2020
International Day of Families
May 17, 2020
World Hypertension Day
May 25, 2020
Global Surgery Day
May 31, 2020
World No Tobacco Day
May 2020, dates TBD
National Women's Health Week
May 2020, dates TBD
Global Road Safety Week
June 5, 20120
World Environment Day
June 9, 2020
Fogarty Advisory Board Meeting Open Session
NIH campus
Bethesda, MD
June 19 - 22, 2020
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) International Forum
Hollywood, FL
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June 19, 2020
World Sickle Cell Day
July 6 - 10, 2020
International AIDS Conference
San Francisco/Oakland, CA
July 11, 2020
World Population Day
July 26 - 30, 2020
Alzheimer’s Association International Conference
Amsterdam, Netherlands
July 28, 2020
World Hepatitis Day
August 1 - 7, 2020
World Breastfeeding Week
August 20, 2020
World Mosquito Day
September 9, 2020
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Awareness Day
September 10, 2020
World Suicide Prevention Day
September 21, 2020
World Alzheimer's Day
September 24, 2020
World Cancer Research Day
September 29, 2020
World Heart Day
September 2020
National Preparedness Month
from the CDC Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response
October 4 - 6, 2020
American Neurological Association Annual Meeting
Los Angeles, CA
October 10, 2020
World Mental Health Day
October 11, 2020
World Obesity Day
October 11 - 15, 2020
HIV Research for Prevention Conference, presented by the International AIDS Society
Cape Town, South Africa
October 19 - 22, 2020
World Cancer Congress
Muscat, Oman
October 21 - 25, 2020
IDWeek 2020: the joint annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), HIV Medical Association (HIVMA), and Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS)
Philadelphia, PA
October 24 - 28, 2020
Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting
Washington, DC
October 24 - 28, 2020
American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting
San Francisco, CA
October 24, 2020
World Polio Day
October 29, 2020
World Stroke Day
November 3, 2020
One Health Day
November 12, 2020
World Pneumonia Day
November 14, 2020
World Diabetes Day
November 17, 2020
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
November 21, 2020
World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Day
November 15 - 19, 2020
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) Annual Meeting
Toronto, Canada
November 24, 2019
Public Health Thank You Day
November 2019
Humanitarian Evidence Week
November 2020
World Antibiotic Awareness Week
December 1, 2020
World AIDS Day
December 14 - 16, 2020
Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health
Co-hosted by AcademyHealth and NIH
Washington, DC