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.
From the Breakthroughs Blog: Contraceptives
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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.
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.
PATH/Gabe Bienczycki
December 12, 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.
PATH/Patrick McKern
December 8, 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.
PATH/Satvir Malhotra
June 16, 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.
PATH/Matthew Dakin
June 9, 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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.