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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 and NIH Program on Health and Extreme Weather
- 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
Related Resources
- Global Health at NIH
- NIH Global Health Information by Research Topic
- NIH Resources in Spanish / en Español
- NIH Resources in Asian Languages
- NIH Foreign Grant Awards from NIH RePORTER (Fiscal Year 2024)
Updated September 9, 2025