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, 2019
World Cancer Day
February 11, 2019
International Day for Women and Girls in Science
February 12, 2019
Fogarty Advisory Board Meeting
NIH campus
Bethesda, MD
February 28, 2019
Rare Disease Day
March 3, 2019
World Birth Defects Day
March 3, 2019
World Hearing Day
March 7 - 10, 2019
Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) Annual Global Health Conference
Chicago, IL
March 8, 2019
International Women's Day
March 11 - 17, 2019
Brain Awareness Week
March 12, 2019
World Kidney Day
March 14 - 15, 2019
Alzheimer's Disease-Related Dementias (ADRD) Summit
Sponsored by NIH's National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
NIH campus
Bethesda, MD
March 20, 2019
World Oral Health Day
March 22, 2019
World Water Day
March 24, 2019
World TB Day
March 26, 2019
Epilepsy Awareness Day (also known as "Purple Day")
March 28 - 30, 2019
International Workshop on HIV and Hepatitis Observational Databases (IWHOD)
Athens, Greece
April 7, 2019
World Health Day
April 8 - 9, 2019
Global Mental Health Research Without Borders
co-hosted by the
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Center for Global Mental Health Research
NIH campus
Bethesda, MD
April 9, 2019, 4 p.m. EDT
Global Challenges in Infection with HIV and other Viruses, a part of the
NIH Demystifying Medicine lecture series
Fogarty Director Dr. Roger Glass and Dr. John Coffin, NCI/Tufts University
NIH campus with live and recorded webcast
Bethesda, MD
April 13 - 14, 2019
Global Health and Innovation Conference presented by Unite for Sight
New Haven, CT
April 14, 2019
International Chagas Day
April 16, 2019
World Voice Day
April 25, 2019
World Malaria Day
April 25, 2109
National DNA Day
April 30, 2019
World Veterinary Day
April 2019
Preparedness Summit
Atlanta, GA
April 2019
World Immunization Week
May 3, 2019
World Asthma Day
May 12, 2019
International Nurses Day
May 12 - 18, 2019
National Women's Health Week
May 14, 2019
Fogarty Advisory Board Meeting
NIH campus
Bethesda, MD
May 15, 2019
International Day of Families
May 15 - 17, 2019
NIH Regional Seminar on Program Funding and Grants Administration
Baltimore, MD
May 17, 2019
World Hypertension Day
May 25, 2019
Global Surgery Day
May 2019
Global Road Safety Week
May 31, 2019
World No Tobacco Day
June 5, 2019
World Environment Day
June 14 - 17, 2019
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) International Forum
San Antonio, TX
Extended deadline to submit abstracts and applications for travel awards (with additional funds available for attendees from developing, low-, and middle-income countries): January 17, 2019
June 19, 2019
World Sickle Cell Day
July 11, 2019
World Population Day
July 14 - 18, 2019
Alzheimer’s Association International Conference
Los Angeles, CA
July 21 - 24, 2019
IAS Conference on HIV Science
Mexico City, Mexico
July 28, 2019
World Hepatitis Day
August 1 - 7, 2019
World Breastfeeding Week
August 20, 2019
World Mosquito Day
September 5 - 6, 2019
Fogarty Advisory Board Meeting
NIH campus
Bethesda, MD
September 9, 2019
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Awareness Day
September 10, 2019
World Suicide Prevention Day
September 21, 2019
World Alzheimer's Day
September 24, 2019
World Cancer Research Day
September 29, 2019
World Heart Day
September 2019
National Preparedness Month
from the CDC Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response
October 10, 2019
World Mental Health Day
October 11, 2019
World Obesity Day
October 13 - 15, 2019
American Neurological Association Annual Meeting
St. Louis, MO
October 19 - 23, 2019
Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting
Chicago, IL
October 24, 2019
World Polio Day
October 29, 2019
World Stroke Day
November 2 - 6, 2019
American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting
Philadelphia, PA
November 3, 2019
One Health Day
November 7 - 8, 2019
Women Leaders in Global Health
Kigali, Rwanda
November 12, 2019
World Pneumonia Day
November 14, 2019
World Diabetes Day
November 20 - 24, 2019
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) Annual Meeting
National Harbor, MD
November 2018, dates TBD
World Antibiotic Awareness Week
November 20, 2019
Public Health Thank You Day
November 20, 2019
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
November 21, 2019
World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Day
November 2019
Humanitarian Evidence Week
December 1, 2019
World AIDS Day
December 2019, dates TBD
Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health
Co-sponsored by AcademyHealth and NIH
Locatoin TBD
July 6 - 10, 2020
International AIDS Conference
San Francisco/Oakland, CA
October 19 - 22, 2020
World Cancer Congress
Muscat, Oman