Maternal and child health news, resources and funding for global health researchers
Fogarty has a strong commitment to improving the health of children, adults, families and communities throughout the world. Several Fogarty programs currently address issues related to maternal and child health, including vaccinations, trauma, birth defects, prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT), fetal alcohol syndrome and childhood nutrition.
The
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) leads NIH research efforts in the fields of child health and development, including pregnancy and fertility. The
NIH Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH) works in partnership across NIH to ensure that women's health research is part of the scientific framework at the NIH and throughout the scientific community.
Fogarty participated in the
MAL-ED program to investigate linkages between malnutrition and intestinal infections and their effects on children in the developing world. Fogarty and NIH partners also support research to reduce
household air pollution from elemental stoves for cooking or heating, which impacts women and children.
Fogarty Grants
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Recent Maternal and Child Health News
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WHO and UNICEF launch free online course to address children’s environmental health
WHO news, March 13, 2024 -
Identifying barriers to life-saving diarrhea care
NIH Research Matters, March 5, 2024 - Progress Toward Rubella and Congenital Rubella Syndrome Elimination — Worldwide, 2012–2022
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, February 29, 2024
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Intervention reduces likelihood of developing postpartum anxiety and depression by more than 70%
NIH news, February 26, 2024 - Progress Toward Measles Elimination — World Health Organization Eastern Mediterranean Region, 2019–2022
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, February 22, 2024 -
Utilization of opportunistic cervical cancer screening in Nigeria, co-authored by Fogarty Emerging Global Leader Jonah Musa
Cancer Causes and Control, January 2024
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Updated March 21, 2024