Global Health Research Topics

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The Fogarty International Center and its NIH partners invest in research on a variety of topics vital to global health. For each of these global health research topics, find an in-depth collection of news, resources and funding from Fogarty, the NIH, other U.S. government agencies, nongovernmental organizations and others.

• Bioethics
• Chronic noncommunicable diseases (NCDs)
• Cancer
• Diabetes
• Deafness and other communication disorders
  
• Eye disease, vision health and blindness
• Global health security
• Household air pollution
• Implementation science
• Infectious diseases
• Coronaviruses
• Ebola virus disease
• HIV/AIDS
• Tuberculosis (TB)
• Vector-borne diseases (malaria, dengue, Zika, etc.)
  
• Maternal and child health
• Mentoring and mentorship training
• Mobile health (mHealth)
• Neurological and mental disorders and diseases
• One Health
• Oral and dental health
• Trauma and injury
• Tobacco control
• Women’s leadership in global health research

Health Topic Information

• NIH Health Topics
• MedlinePlus Health Topics
• Diseases and Conditions from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Updated February 26, 2025