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.
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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Advancing science for global health (English) [PDF]
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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 in Facts, Numbers, and Stories
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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Fogarty's Impact on U.S. States
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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Strengthening the global health research workforce [PDF]
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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Fogarty research and research training programs [PDF]
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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Fogarty career development programs [PDF]
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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Building global health leaders since 1968 [PDF]
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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Congressman John Edward Fogarty: a champion for global health research [PDF]
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Updated June 26, 2025
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