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Breakthroughs brings you stories of bright ideas and bold innovations in global health.

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Play: TRICK or TREATment?
GHTC
October 27, 2020

Play: TRICK or TREATment?

Are these innovations real, or are we pulling one over on you? Test your knowledge of global health technologies with our Halloween game, TRICK or TREATment. 

Marissa Chmiola GHTC
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World Contraception Day quiz: Name that contraceptive method
September 17, 2020

World Contraception Day quiz: Name that contraceptive method

How much do you know about the history of contraceptive innovation? Take GHTC's World Contraception Day quiz to test your knowledge.

Anna Kovacevich GHTC
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#HealthPolicyValentines for global health research
GHTC
February 14, 2020

#HealthPolicyValentines for global health research

To celebrate Valentine’s Day, GHTC staff embraced our health policy wonkiness by participating in the time-honored beltway tradition, #HealthPolicyValentines, to share our passion for global health R&D. Check out our favorites.

Marissa Chmiola GHTC
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A year in review: The global health innovation stories that shaped 2019
PATH/Gabe Bienczycki
December 13, 2019

A year in review: The global health innovation stories that shaped 2019

As the year comes to a close, we are taking a look back at the top global health innovation stories and news that shaped 2019.

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Research Roundup: Once-a-month birth control pill, experimental typhoid fever vaccine, and release of 2019 World Malaria Report
PATH/Patrick McKern
December 9, 2019

Research Roundup: Once-a-month birth control pill, experimental typhoid fever vaccine, and release of 2019 World Malaria Report

In this regular feature on Breakthroughs, we highlight some of the most interesting reads in global health research from the past week.

Ansley Kahn
GHTC
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Research Roundup: Contraceptives and HIV trial, identification of protective antibodies may be key to malaria vaccine, and Drug Transparency Observatory launched In France
PATH/Satvir Malhotra
June 17, 2019

Research Roundup: Contraceptives and HIV trial, identification of protective antibodies may be key to malaria vaccine, and Drug Transparency Observatory launched In France

In this regular feature on Breakthroughs, we highlight some of the most interesting reads in global health research from the past week.

Ansley Kahn
GHTC
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Research Roundup: FDA advisory panel recommends approval of TB Alliance's TB treatment, innovation in women's health, and British syringe-free vaccine maker set to shake up the industry
PATH/Matthew Dakin
June 10, 2019

Research Roundup: FDA advisory panel recommends approval of TB Alliance's TB treatment, innovation in women's health, and British syringe-free vaccine maker set to shake up the industry

In this regular feature on Breakthroughs, we highlight some of the most interesting reads in global health research from the past week.

Ansley Kahn
GHTC
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Research Roundup: Contraceptive jewelry may be new family planning option, microneedle technology receives green light, and aspirin to fight TB
PATH/Lesley Reed
April 1, 2019

Research Roundup: Contraceptive jewelry may be new family planning option, microneedle technology receives green light, and aspirin to fight TB

In this regular feature on Breakthroughs, we highlight some of the most interesting reads in global health research from the past week.

Ansley Kahn
GHTC
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Research Roundup: Single-dose drug for recurrent malaria, long-acting contraceptive self-administered via microneedles, and fast diagnosis of viruses
PATH/Mike Wang
January 21, 2019

Research Roundup: Single-dose drug for recurrent malaria, long-acting contraceptive self-administered via microneedles, and fast diagnosis of viruses

In this regular feature on Breakthroughs, we highlight some of the most interesting reads in global health research from the past week.

Ansley Kahn
GHTC
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Research Roundup: Male birth control one step closer to reality, three-in-one HIV drug launched, and powdered polio vaccine brings new hope
PATH/Patrick McKern
December 2, 2018

Research Roundup: Male birth control one step closer to reality, three-in-one HIV drug launched, and powdered polio vaccine brings new hope

In this regular feature on Breakthroughs, we highlight some of the most interesting reads in global health research from the past week.

Ansley Kahn
GHTC
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Celebrating ten years of GHTC & a decade of progress in global health innovation
December 17, 2017

Celebrating ten years of GHTC & a decade of progress in global health innovation

As we close out our 10th anniversary year, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on our shared progress and celebrate the headlines and moments that shaped global health R&D over the past decade. Check out some of the highlights...

Marissa Chmiola GHTC
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A cornucopia of thanks
November 20, 2016

A cornucopia of thanks

In the spirit of the Thanksgiving holiday, GHTC asked our members and staff to share what they are most thankful for in global health.

Marissa Chmiola GHTC
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365 review: Top global health innovation news of 2015
December 22, 2015

365 review: Top global health innovation news of 2015

As 2015 draws to a close, the Global Health Technologies Coalition is reflecting on the past year in global health innovation.

Kat Kelly
GHTC
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Research Roundup: the first kid-friendly TB treatment, enlisting smartphones to diagnose malaria, and promising new microbicides
December 6, 2015

Research Roundup: the first kid-friendly TB treatment, enlisting smartphones to diagnose malaria, and promising new microbicides

GHTC member TB Alliance announced last week the creation of the first-ever child-friendly tuberculosis (TB) medicines, which are currently undergoing regulatory review by the World Health Organization and should be available in early 2016.

Kat Kelly
GHTC
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Research Roundup: Middle East Respiratory Syndrome R&D, G7 support for antimicrobial and neglected tropical disease R&D, patient safety and the 21st Century Cures Act, and the contraceptive pipeline
PATH/Nguyen Ba Quang
June 14, 2015

Research Roundup: Middle East Respiratory Syndrome R&D, G7 support for antimicrobial and neglected tropical disease R&D, patient safety and the 21st Century Cures Act, and the contraceptive pipeline

The zoonotic Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), which World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan called “a threat to the entire world” has spread to South Korea. More than 100 cases and 10 deaths have been reported, making it the largest outbreak outside of the Arabian Peninsula.

Kat Kelly
GHTC
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Research Roundup: EDCTP Forum, Sayana® Press, a new dengue vaccine, the 21st Century Cures Initiative, and more
PATH/Will Boase
July 14, 2014

Research Roundup: EDCTP Forum, Sayana® Press, a new dengue vaccine, the 21st Century Cures Initiative, and more

In this regular feature on Breakthroughs, we highlight some of the most interesting reads in global health research from the past week.

Nick Taylor
GHTC
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How R&D is saving #momandbaby and helping children reach their #5thbday
June 23, 2014

How R&D is saving #momandbaby and helping children reach their #5thbday

Tomorrow US policymakers and global health advocates will come together to talk progress made on preventing maternal and child deaths.

Marissa Chmiola GHTC
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New fact sheet outlines the global health R&D pipeline and why US support is so important
November 4, 2013

New fact sheet outlines the global health R&D pipeline and why US support is so important

In the past, the United States has contributed to important breakthroughs in global health—from the eradication of smallpox to a 74 percent drop in measles deaths worldwide.

Nick Taylor
GHTC
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