GHTC honored Senators John Boozman and Patty Murray for their leadership in supporting global health R&D with its 2020 Innovating for Impact Awards, which celebrate the US policymakers and partnerships driving global health innovation. GHTC also recognized the CARB-X partnership for antibiotic research.
Learn moreGHTC released a new report exploring how COVID-19 is impacting the global health R&D sector. Based on qualitative interviews, it looks at both immediate impacts, including disruptions to research and diversion of funding and expertise, as well as long-term challenges and opportunities that may reshape the sector in the years to come.
Learn moreThe American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) hosted its first-ever virtual annual meeting in 2020. Highlights are available for public viewing, including the keynote by climate specialist Christiana Figueres, a retrospective on the 40th anniversary of smallpox eradication, and a special session on race and social justice.
Health technologies have the potential to save millions of lives. New tools are needed to slow the global threat of diseases, including HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, and neglected tropical diseases, and tackle many other pressing health needs. For diseases and conditions primarily affecting people in the world’s poorest places, there is little to no commercial market to spur R&D. Strong investment and innovative solutions are needed to catalyze the development of new technologies to bring health and opportunity within reach for all people.
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Global Health Now featured a commentary, authored by GHTC Director Jamie Bay Nishi, highlighting key findings from GHTC's report Pain Points and Potential: How COVID-19 is Reshaping Global Health R&D.
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Devex cited a report released by GHTC assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global health R&D.
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GHTC urges Congress to pass a COVID-19 emergency supplemental bill that includes at least $11 billion for global health programs to support the international response to the pandemic, underscoring the need for dedicated funding to USAID and CEPI.
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The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
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The International AIDS Society
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Consortium of Universities for Global Health
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McGill Summer Institute in Infectious Diseases
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In this regular feature on Breakthroughs, we highlight some of the most interesting reads in global health research from the past week.
In this regular feature on Breakthroughs, we highlight some of the most interesting reads in global health research from the past week.
