GHTC releases a new policy report which provides an agency-by-agency blueprint for US policymakers to supercharge global health R&D in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic that has revealed both the sector’s chronic neglect and amazing potential.
Learn moreGHTC released a recent 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 moreGlobal Health Council and the global health advocacy community present the 2021 Global Health Briefing Book as a resource for well-informed decision-making on issues involving US engagement in global health.
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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GHTC submitted written testimony to the Senate State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Subcommittee urging them to sustain and protect global health R&D funding in the fiscal year 2022 budget.
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Leaders of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee acted last week to strengthen America’s leadership on global health security by introducing the International Pandemic Preparedness and COVID-19 Response Act of 2021. Among many important elements, the bill includes authorization of U.S. participation in the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and reiterates congressional intent for the U.S. Agency for International Development to make an “immediate contribution” of $300 million to CEPI from funding allocated for that purpose in the American Rescue Plan Act passed in March.
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GHTC submitted written testimony to the Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (LHHS) Appropriations Subcommittee urging them to sustain and protect global health R&D funding in the fiscal year 2022 budget.
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Consortium of Universities for Global Health
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International Vaccine Institute
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American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
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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.
In this regular feature on Breakthroughs, we highlight some of the most interesting reads in global health research from the past week.
