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cc.nih.gov. Updates regarding government operating status and resumption of normal operations can be found at
opm.gov.
ESSENCE on Health Research
ESSENCE on Health Research, hosted at the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), is an initiative that allows donors and funders to identify synergies, establish coherence and increase the value of resources and action for health research. Fogarty is a member, and the
Center for Global Health Studies (CGHS) serves as co-chair of the steering committee.
More than 40 agencies that fund health research capacity strengthening in low- and middle-income countries participate in the ESSENCE Health Research initiative, which has established the ESSENCE Mechanism for reviewing and coordinating their funding. An open-access editorial in
Annals of Global Health,
A mechanism for reviewing investments in health research capacity strengthening in low- and middle-income countries, describes the ESSENCE Mechanism, its development and its purpose.
The Essence on Health Research website also offers good practice documents about working in low-resource settings.
Publications
Inquiries
Kevin Bialy, MAA
Acting Director
Fogarty Division of International Relations
Email:
bialyk@mail.nih.gov
Updated August 11, 2025