Global health security news, resources and funding for global health researchers
Fogarty and NIH are committed to improving global health security by building the capacity of countries to address public health threats, health emergencies and infectious disease outbreaks.
Scientists world-wide must work together to stop epidemics early and at the source. Programs supported by Fogarty develop infectious disease research capacity, provide training in countries with little or no infrastructure, and link scientists to a global network of experts. The training provided to health care workers, doctors and researchers requires a relatively modest investment, but could provide the tools countries need to halt disease outbreaks in their tracks, possibly preventing the need for large-scale emergency efforts like the ones assembled to fight recent Ebola and Zika virus outbreaks.
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) leads NIH infectious disease research , included research related to biodefense and emerging infectious diseases .
Recent News
- Coronavirus news, funding and resources for global health researchers compiled by Fogarty
- NIH-sponsored trial data offer further evidence to help inform mpox treatment decisions
NIAID News, March 17, 2025 - NIH Study Finds Tecovirimat Was Safe but Did Not Improve Mpox Resolution or Pain
NIAID News, December 10, 2024 - Fatal Oropouche Virus Infections in Nonendemic Region, Brazil, 2024
Emerging Infectious Diseases, September 13, 2024 - NIH releases mpox research agenda
NIH/NIAID news, September 17, 2024 - NIH study links neighborhood environment to prostate cancer risk in men with West African genetic ancestry
NIH/NCI news, September 16, 2024 - NIH awards establish pandemic preparedness research network
NIH/NIAID news, September 13, 2024 - Progress Toward Poliomyelitis Eradication — Pakistan, January 2023–June 2024
CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), September 12, 2024 - Oropouche Virus Disease Among U.S. Travelers — United States, 2024
CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), September 5, 2024 - Contact Tracing for Mpox Clade II Cases Associated with Air Travel — United States, July 2021–August 2022
CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), September 5, 2024 - 2023 Outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo
CDC outbreak news, August 15, 2024 - The antiviral tecovirimat is safe but did not improve clade I mpox resolution in Democratic Republic of the Congo
NIH/NIAID news, August 15, 2024 - United States Government’s Response to the Clade I Mpox Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Other Countries in the Region
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services news, August 14, 2024
Fogarty Grant Recipient & Trainee Publications
- Editorial: A call for global solidarity and rapid action to control mpox , co-authored by Fogarty grant recipients Jean B. Nachega and Jean‑Jacques Muyembe‑Tamfum
The Lancet, September 9, 2024 - Perspective: Mpox in Pregnancy — Risks, Vertical Transmission, Prevention, and Treatment , co-authored by Fogarty grant recipients Jean Nachega, Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum, and Landon Meyer
New England Journal of Medicine, August 28, 2024 - Detection of mobile colistin resistance genes mcr-9.1 and mcr-10.1 in Enterobacter asburiae from Ecuadorian children , co-authored by Fogarty Global Health Fellow Sara G. Cifuentes
Microbiology Resource Announcements, August 20, 2024 - Differentiated Service Delivery Models for Maintaining HIV Treatment and Prevention Services During Crisis and Disease Outbreaks: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic , co-authored by former Fogarty trainees Njambi Njuguna, Jared M. Baeten 5, and Nelly R. Mugo
Current HIV/AIDS Reports, July 25, 2025 - Risk of arboviral transmission and insecticide resistance status of Aedes mosquitoes during a yellow fever outbreak in Ghana , co-authored by Fogarty grant recipient Yaw Asare Afrane
BMC Infectious Diseases, July 25, 2025
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) on biodefense and emerging infectious diseases
- NIH Public Health Emergency and Disaster Research Response (DR2) - a pilot program developed by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) in collaboration with the National Library of Medicine (NLM)
- White House
- Department of Health and Human Services
- About the Global Health Security Agenda from HHS
- Global Health Security Agenda , a partnership of nations, international organizations and non-governmental stakeholders
- Public health emergency information from the HHS Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- About the Global Health Security Agenda from HHS
- Department of Homeland Security National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center
- Department of State information on International Health and Biodefense
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Ready.gov
Updated August 15, 2025
Related Events & Observances
- National Preparedness Month from the CDC
- Preparedness Summit