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Quiz: Test your knowledge of NTD innovation
GHTC
January 21, 2021

Quiz: Test your knowledge of NTD innovation

How much do you know about combatting neglected tropical diseases? In recognition of World NTD Day on January 30, GHTC is testing our readers' knowledge of NTD innovation.

Anna Kovacevich GHTC
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Research Roundup: Moderna shot gets EUA, 2 monoclonal antibody treatments enter phase 3 trials, and first at-home, over-the-counter COVID-19 diagnostic gets EUA
PATH/Rocky Prajapati
December 21, 2020

Research Roundup: Moderna shot gets EUA, 2 monoclonal antibody treatments enter phase 3 trials, and first at-home, over-the-counter COVID-19 diagnostic gets EUA

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

Anna Kovacevich GHTC
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Spotlighting COVID-19 innovations for global needs on Capitol Hill
World Health Organization
November 23, 2020

Spotlighting COVID-19 innovations for global needs on Capitol Hill

On November 19, GHTC hosted a virtual roundtable with four organizations advancing COVID-19 innovations and 12 staff members from congressional offices. The dialogue focused on the need for COVID-19 innovations designed for use in low-resource settings and the role the US Agency for International Development (USAID) could play in supporting this effort. Read on for a recap of the event.

Emily Conron GHTC
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Research Roundup: Promising Pfizer vaccine data, first COVID-19 antibody drug EUA, and a cheap diagnostic kit
PATH/Rose Slavkovsky
November 16, 2020

Research Roundup: Promising Pfizer vaccine data, first COVID-19 antibody drug EUA, and a cheap diagnostic kit

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

Anna Kovacevich GHTC
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Research Roundup: Regeneron antibody trial updates, a breathalyzer diagnostic, and vaccines pledged to COVAX
PATH/Doune Porter
November 2, 2020

Research Roundup: Regeneron antibody trial updates, a breathalyzer diagnostic, and vaccines pledged to COVAX

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

Anna Kovacevich GHTC
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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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World Mosquito Day 2020: Test your mozzie mastery
PATH/Gabe Bienczycki
August 17, 2020

World Mosquito Day 2020: Test your mozzie mastery

Can you outsmart the world's deadliest animal? Take GHTC's World Mosquito Day quiz to test your knowledge on R&D for mosquito-borne diseases.

Anna Kovacevich GHTC
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USAID innovators poised to take on today’s grandest global health challenge
Kinnos
August 3, 2020

USAID innovators poised to take on today’s grandest global health challenge

With support from the US Agency for International Development’s (USAID) global health Grand Challenges for Development program led by the Center for Innovation and Impact, global innovators have been designing and scaling up affordable solutions to the world’s most significant global health challenges. With the toll of COVID-19 now intensifying in low- and middle-income countries, many of these innovations are turning their attention to this new challenge.

Marissa Chmiola GHTC
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Research Roundup: EMA issues positive opinion on dapivirine ring, promising early COVID-19 vaccine results, and inhalable COVID-19 treatment in development
PATH/Gabe Bienczycki
July 27, 2020

Research Roundup: EMA issues positive opinion on dapivirine ring, promising early COVID-19 vaccine results, and inhalable COVID-19 treatment in development

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

Anna Kovacevich GHTC
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Research Roundup: A needleless COVID-19 vaccine, vaccine trials begin in Africa, and inhalable remdesivir
PATH/Umit Kartoglu
June 29, 2020

Research Roundup: A needleless COVID-19 vaccine, vaccine trials begin in Africa, and inhalable remdesivir

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

Julien Rashid GHTC
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Research Roundup: COVID-19 vaccine packaging, trials, and asymptomatic spread
Eric Sales/ Asian Development Bank
June 15, 2020

Research Roundup: COVID-19 vaccine packaging, trials, and asymptomatic spread

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

Julien Rashid GHTC
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