Global Health Technologies Coalition Global Health Technologies Coalition
  • Why R&D
  • R&D Facts
  • In Your State
  • Solutions
  • Breakthroughs Blog
  • News & Events
  • Resources
  • About Us
Stay Informed

Breakthroughs Blog

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

From the Breakthroughs Blog: HIV/AIDS

Research Roundup: FDA approves monthly injectable HIV treatment, US recommits to WHO and joins COVAX, and Eli Lilly says antibody can prevent COVID-19 infection
PATH/Evelyn Hockstein
January 25, 2021

Research Roundup: FDA approves monthly injectable HIV treatment, US recommits to WHO and joins COVAX, and Eli Lilly says antibody can prevent COVID-19 infection

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
Read more
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
Read more
Research Roundup: Rapid COVID-19 tests and injectable HIV prevention treatment
ILO/KB Mpofu
July 13, 2020

Research Roundup: Rapid COVID-19 tests and injectable HIV prevention treatment

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
Read more
Research Roundup: Coronavirus vaccine trial starts, second patient cured of HIV, and new collaboration fills data gap on use of antimalarials in pregnancy
PATH/Patrick McKern
March 16, 2020

Research Roundup: Coronavirus vaccine trial starts, second patient cured of HIV, and new collaboration fills data gap on use of antimalarials in pregnancy

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
Read More
Research Roundup: New TB drug regimen for drug-resistant infections, Gates Foundation to fund study for coronavirus cure, and long-acting treatment for HIV
PATH/Doune Porter
March 9, 2020

Research Roundup: New TB drug regimen for drug-resistant infections, Gates Foundation to fund study for coronavirus cure, and long-acting treatment for HIV

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
Read More
Research Roundup: HIV vaccine candidate fails, R&D for infectious diseases reaches record high, and study documents first case of coronavirus spread by asymptomatic person
PATH/Matthew Dakin
February 3, 2020

Research Roundup: HIV vaccine candidate fails, R&D for infectious diseases reaches record high, and study documents first case of coronavirus spread by asymptomatic person

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
Read More
Research Roundup: New coronavirus in China, app to detect and identify mosquitoes, and single dose of HIV antibodies can knock out virus in newborns
PATH/Gabe Bienczycki
January 13, 2020

Research Roundup: New coronavirus in China, app to detect and identify mosquitoes, and single dose of HIV antibodies can knock out virus in newborns

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
Read More
Research Roundup: GSK seeks licensing for child-friendly HIV pill, reports say TB R&D funding still falling short, and Gavi to stockpile Ebola vaccines
PATH/Evelyn Hockstein
December 16, 2019

Research Roundup: GSK seeks licensing for child-friendly HIV pill, reports say TB R&D funding still falling short, and Gavi to stockpile Ebola vaccines

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
Read More
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.

Read More
Research Roundup: child-friendly HIV drugs, trial shows two Ebola treatments significantly reduce mortality, and study shows for babies born with HIV to start treatment right away
PATH/Mike Wang
December 2, 2019

Research Roundup: child-friendly HIV drugs, trial shows two Ebola treatments significantly reduce mortality, and study shows for babies born with HIV to start treatment right away

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
Read More
Research Roundup: Lab on wheels could improve outbreak response, new chemical formulation for bednets shows promise, and experimental HIV vaccine elicits broadly neutralizing antibodies
PATH/Dan Chang
November 25, 2019

Research Roundup: Lab on wheels could improve outbreak response, new chemical formulation for bednets shows promise, and experimental HIV vaccine elicits broadly neutralizing antibodies

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
Read More
Faces of Innovation: Dr. Mary Kamb, researcher at CDC
November 22, 2019

Faces of Innovation: Dr. Mary Kamb, researcher at CDC

Faces of Innovation—a new GHTC project that features scientists on the front lines of research and development on new global health tools and technologies—profiles Dr. Mary Kamb, who we met at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Annual Conference, who leads the Elimination and Control Epidemiology team at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria.

Ansley Kahn
GHTC
Read More
Faces of Innovation: Dr. Joseph Tucker, researcher at University of North Carolina
November 21, 2019

Faces of Innovation: Dr. Joseph Tucker, researcher at University of North Carolina

Faces of Innovation—a new GHTC project that features scientists on the front lines of research and development on new global health tools and technologies—profiles Dr. Joseph Tucker, who we met at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Annual Conference, who uses grassroots methods to influence health messages and interventions in local communities, at the University of North Carolina.

Ansley Kahn
GHTC
Read More
Research Roundup: First new HIV strain discovered in 19 years, Takeda vaccine for dengue, and researchers use drones to pilot a new tool to fight malaria
PATH/Eric Becker
November 11, 2019

Research Roundup: First new HIV strain discovered in 19 years, Takeda vaccine for dengue, and researchers use drones to pilot a new tool to fight malaria

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
Read More
Play: TRICK or TREATment?
October 21, 2019

Play: TRICK or TREATment?

To enjoy a bit of fun and mischief this Halloween, we’ve created a game, TRICK or TREATment, to test our readers’ knowledge of global health technologies.

Marissa Chmiola GHTC
Ansley Kahn
GHTC
Read More
Research Roundup: Global Fund replenishment, FDA allows marketing of first rapid Ebola test, and NIH to launch influenza vaccine research centers
PATH/Satvir Malhotra
October 14, 2019

Research Roundup: Global Fund replenishment, FDA allows marketing of first rapid Ebola test, and NIH to launch influenza vaccine research centers

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
Read More
Research Roundup: Kenya 3rd country to roll out malaria vaccine, scientists gene-edit stem cells to treat HIV, and an affordable new test for dengue
PATH/Doune Porter
September 16, 2019

Research Roundup: Kenya 3rd country to roll out malaria vaccine, scientists gene-edit stem cells to treat HIV, and an affordable new test for dengue

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
Read More
Research Roundup: WHO releases findings from malaria eradication report, two-month HIV injection could be on its way, and refrigerator to protect vaccines against power outages
PATH/Patrick McKern
August 26, 2019

Research Roundup: WHO releases findings from malaria eradication report, two-month HIV injection could be on its way, and refrigerator to protect vaccines against power outages

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
Read More
Research Roundup: A 'Google' for biomedical data, alarming surge in drug-resistant HIV, and CEPI partners with Valneva to develop Chikungunya vaccine
PATH/Gabe Bienczycki
August 5, 2019

Research Roundup: A 'Google' for biomedical data, alarming surge in drug-resistant HIV, and CEPI partners with Valneva to develop Chikungunya vaccine

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
Read More
Research Roundup: WHO recommends dolutegravir as the first-choice HIV treatment, an arm implant that may one day protect against HIV, and malaria drugs failing in Southeast Asia
PATH/Carib Nelson
July 29, 2019

Research Roundup: WHO recommends dolutegravir as the first-choice HIV treatment, an arm implant that may one day protect against HIV, and malaria drugs failing in Southeast Asia

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
Read More
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • Next
advancing innovation to save lives

© 2009–2021, PATH, as secretariat of the Global Health Technologies Coalition.
Header Photo: PATH/Evelyn Hockstein

  • Stay Informed
  • Join Us
  • Contact Us
  • GHTC Member Log In