Global Health Initiatives at NIH

NIH is made up of 27 Institutes and Centers (ICs), each with a specific research agenda, often focusing on particular diseases or body systems. Many of the ICs are engaged in global health research and research training activities.

In addition, the NIH Common Fund's Global Health program supports several cross-cutting trans-NIH programs that involve global health.

NIH Institutes, Centers & Offices investing in global health research

National Cancer Institute (NCI): Center for Global Health (CGH)
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH): International Health Research
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI): Health Inequities and Global Health Branch
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID): Global Research
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS): Lupus Genomics and Global Health Disparities Unit
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD): Office of Global Health (OGH)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS): Global Environmental Health
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): Center for Global Mental Health Research
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS): Office of Global Health and Health Disparities
National Institute on Aging (NIA): Global Aging, Division Of Behavioral and Social Research
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD): Global Health
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA): Global Health
NIH Common Fund: Global Health
NIH Office of Research on Women's Health: Global Health Research

Updated January 11, 2024