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.

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

NIH News and Resources

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)