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 22 - 25, 2021
Virtual:
Global Vaccine and Immunization Research Forum (GVIRF), co-hosted by WHO, NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
February 28, 2021
Rare Disease Day
March 1, 2021
Virtual:
Rare Disease Day at NIH
- March 1, 2021, 11 am EST
Webinar:
COVID-19 Exposure Notification Digital Tools, sponsored by Fogarty - March 1, 2021
Zero Discrimination Day March 1 - 14, 2021
Virtual:
Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) Annual Conference and Satellite Sessions
March 3, 2021
World Birth Defects Day
March 3, 2021
World Hearing Day
March 4, 2021
International HPV Awareness Day
March 8, 2021
International Women's Day
March 14, 2021
World Kidney Day
March 15 - 21, 2021
Brain Awareness Week
March 20, 2021
World Oral Health Day
March 22, 2021
World Water Day
March 24, 2021
World TB Day
March 26, 2021
Epilepsy Awareness Day (also known as "Purple Day")
April 5 - 6, 2021
Virtual:
Global Mental Health Conference, hosted by NIH's National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and Grand Challenges Canada
April 7, 2021
World Health Day
April 8 - 11, 2021
Virtual:
Global Health and Innovation Conference presented by Unite for Sight
April 13 - 15, 2021
Preparedness Summit
April 14, 2021
World Chagas Disease Day
April 16, 2021
World Voice Day
April 19 - 22, 2021
Virtual:
NIH Alzheimer's Research Summit: Path to Precision Medicine for Treatment and Prevention, hosted by the National Institute on Aging (NIA)
April 25, 2021
World Malaria Day
April 25, 2021
National DNA Day
April 2021, dates TBD
World Immunization Week
April 30, 2021
World Veterinary Day
May 3, 2021
World Asthma Day
May 9 - 15, 2021
National Women's Health Week
May 12, 2021
International Nurses Day
May 15, 2021
International Day of Families
May 17, 2021
World Hypertension Day
May 25, 2021
Global Surgery Day
May 31, 2021
World No Tobacco Day
May 17 - 23, 2021
Global Road Safety Week
June 5, 2021
World Environment Day
June 8, 2021
Virtual:
Fogarty Advisory Board Meeting Open Session
June 22 - 24, 2021
Virtual: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) International Forum
Submit abstracts by April 15, 2021 to be considered for NIDA International Forum posters, and support for College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) Workshop registration fees.
July 11, 2021
World Population Day
June 19, 2021
World Sickle Cell Day
July 26 - 30, 2021
Hybrid:
Alzheimer’s Association International Conference
July 28, 2021
World Hepatitis Day
August 1 - 7, 2021
World Breastfeeding Week
August 12, 2021
International Youth Day
August 19, 2021
World Humanitarian Day
August 20, 2021
World Mosquito Day
August 2021, dates TBD
African Forum for Research and Education in Health (AFREhealth) Symposium
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
September 9, 2021
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Awareness Day
September 10, 2021
Fogarty Advisory Board Meeting Open Session
NIH campus
Bethesda, MD
September 10, 2021
World Suicide Prevention Day
September 21, 2021
World Alzheimer's Day
September 24, 2021
World Cancer Research Day
September 29, 2021
World Heart Day
September 2021
National Preparedness Month
from the CDC Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response
- October 10, 2021
World Mental Health Day October 11, 2021
World Obesity Day
October 17 - 19, 2021
Virtual:
American Neurological Association (ANA) Annual Meeting
October 24, 2021
World Polio Day
October 29, 2021
World Stroke Day
- October 2021, dates and location TBD
IDWeek 2021: 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) October 2021, dates and location TBD
Women Leaders in Global Health Conference
Presented by WomenLift Health
November 3, 2021
One Health Day
November 12, 2021
World Pneumonia Day
November 13 - 17, 2021
Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting
Chicago, IL
November 14, 2021
World Diabetes Day
November 15, 2021
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
November 17 - 21, 2021
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) Annual Meeting
National Harbor, MD
November 21, 2021
World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Day
November 23 - 26, 2021
INTEREST Conference, the premier scientific conference for HIV in Africa
Uganda
November 24, 2021
Public Health Thank You Day
November 30 - December 1, 2021
Global Forum on Bioethics in Research (GFBR) meeting
Toronto, Canada
November 2021
Humanitarian Evidence Week
November 2021
World Antibiotic Awareness Week
December 1, 2020
World AIDS Day
December 2021, dates TBD
Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health
Co-hosted by AcademyHealth and NIH
January 30, 2022
World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NDT) Day
February 4, 2022
World Cancer Day
February 11, 2022
International Day for Women and Girls in Science
February 13 - 17, 2022
International Congress of Human Genetics
Cape Town, South Africa
2022, dates TBD
Hybrid:
World Cancer Congress
Geneva, Switzerland