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The Fogarty International Center, part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), supports basic, clinical and applied research and training for U.S. and foreign investigators working in the developing world.

Fact sheet on Advancing science for global health

Advancing science for global health

Fogarty is committed to global health and aims to improve well-being and to achieve equity of health care for all people worldwide. Fogarty’s work consists of preparing the next generation of scientists to respond to current and future disease threats. The center provides training, facilitates collaborations among researchers, and supports promising health studies in low- and middle-income countries.

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Fact sheet on Developing Solutions for Childhood Obesity

Fogarty’s Impact in Facts, Numbers, and Stories

Fogarty adds value to the NIH and the Department of Health and Human Services through 439 active research and research training awards, many of which are funded by partner NIH institutes. Nearly all of Fogarty’s overseas grants involve American researchers—this includes a total of 764 principal investigators from 96 U.S. universities—while two-thirds are awarded to U.S. institutions.

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Fogarty’s Impact on U.S. States

Nearly all grants provided by the Fogarty International Center go to American universities or involve partnerships with U.S. scientists, who collaborate with scientists in other countries to develop improved treatments and innovative solutions to pressing health challenges. Factsheets summarize this investment in select U.S. states.

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Fact sheet on Strengthening the global health research workforce

Strengthening the global health research workforce

Fogarty supports programs that harness American institutions and global partners to train future global health leaders and develop scientific talent around the world to tackle complex health challenges.

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Fact sheet on Fogarty research and research training programs

Fogarty research and research training programs

As part of its mission, Fogarty invests in research training for U.S. and low- and middle-income country (LMIC) scientists who serve on the front lines of the fight against diseases that threaten populations around the world and in the United States.

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Fact Sheet for Fogarty International Career Development Programs

Fogarty career development programs

As part of its mission, Fogarty invests in carer development programs for U.S. and low- and middle-income country (LMIC) scientists who serve on the front lines of the fight against diseases that threaten populations around the world and in the United States.

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Fact sheet on building global health leaders

Building global health leaders since 1968

Over the decades, Fogarty’s programs have made significant contributions by filling the pipeline of global health leaders, extending the frontiers of science and accelerating discovery.

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Fact sheet on Congressman John Edward Fogarty

Congressman John Edward Fogarty: a champion for global health research

Over the course of his 27 years in Congress, Rep. John Edward Fogarty (D-RI) was a champion for NIH and for the value of medical research.

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Updated June 26, 2025

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