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Benefits of Global Health Research
The Fogarty International Center at the U.S. National Institutes of Health supports and facilitates global health research conducted by U.S. and international investigators. We build partnerships between health research institutions in the U.S. and abroad, and train the next generation of scientists to address global health needs.
Why should the United States government invest in global health? Through global health research, new treatments, preventive strategies and cures may be rapidly identified for many of the diseases that people around the globe share, and for which prevention and treatment could lead to longer, healthier lives.
Examples
- Research results are helping PEPFAR move from an emergency response to a sustainable effort
- Chinese researchers discovered effectiveness of artemisinin against malaria
- Study showing dangers of hookah smoking result of research in Middle East
- Exploring marine life in Panama to discover new cancer drugs
- Research in Africa improves understanding of how to combat HIV/AIDS
- Scientists study Colombian family with early-onset Alzheimer’s to hunt for cure
- Fogarty authorization language: 42 U.S. Code § 287b
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How We Benefit
- How we all benefit from global health research
Opinion by Fogarty Dir Dr Roger I Glass - What the United States has to gain from global health research
JAMA Viewpoint by Fogarty Dir Dr Roger I Glass - Analysis shows return on investment for global health R&D
- Kaiser Family Foundation pol says supporting global health is the right thing to do
- US economy benefits from global health research
