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Fogarty’s Impact in Facts, Numbers, and Stories

Fogarty is dedicated to advancing the overall mission of the National Institutes of Health by supporting and facilitating global health research conducted by U.S. and international investigators, building international partnerships, and training scientists seeking to address global health needs. Pursuing this mission, Fogarty adds substantial value to the NIH and also directly benefits Americans. These new resources illustrate the value of this work.

Fogarty's Impact

Issue: Jan/Feb 2025

Global Health Matters Newsletter

IMPORTANT REMINDER: Per the SF424 Application Guide, applications submitted by foreign (non-U.S.) institutions or by domestic (U.S.) institutions with a foreign component, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, must include a “Foreign Justification” statement as part of the application package. This requirement is applicable regardless of eligibility requirements stated in the Notice of Funding Opportunity. Applications missing the foreign justification attachment are subject to withdrawal prior to review. More details are available here: How to Apply–Application Guide (Grants & Funding) and Research Instructions for NIH and Other PHS Agencies.

Global Health Research Impacts in the U.S.

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Fogarty programs benefit the U.S. and global populations
Americans feel the impact of scientific advances that take place across the globe. Fogarty leverages partnerships between U.S. researchers and their colleagues in other countries to address health challenges that affect all people worldwide.


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NIH-funded international research advances science for all
When teams of U.S. and international scientists conduct research in low- and middle-income countries, it often leads to improved treatments for health challenges of importance to Americans, such as cancer, heart disease and child nutrition.


Featured News

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Director's Blog
Fogarty’s Director Dr. Kathy Neuzil discusses how the NIH is preparing for the next quarter century and beyond with its emphasis on data science. This includes aiming to make a wealth of biomedical data findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable—or FAIR—to research communities.


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Research Roundup: June-December 2024
Fogarty scientists conduct original research in epidemiology and mathematical modeling of diseases, genomic evolution of pathogens, implementation science and population studies.

Global Health Research at NIH

Fogarty researchers partner with colleagues around the world for greater impact.

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Peru salt substitute study illustrates NHLBI’s commitment to global health research
The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) supported a global health research study designed to examine strategies for controlling hypertension in Peru.

Global Health Research Topics

Fogarty and its NIH partners invest in a variety of research topics vital to global health.

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Dissemination and implementation research 
Dr. George Mensah discusses his work as NHLBI’s director of the Center for Translation Research and Implementation Science (CTRIS). He's authored 500 manuscripts, abstracts and book chapters. 

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