Two thousand eighteen was a turbulent year in global health. Between reemerging crises, breakthrough scientific discoveries, and the continued looming threat of health research funding cuts, 2018 took us on a roller coaster ride of peril and promise. Now as the year comes to an end, GHTC is taking a moment to reflect on the global health innovation stories and news that shaped 2018.

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.

While the global fight against malaria stalls, we are closer than ever to a world where malaria vaccines join the battle arsenal.

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.

While the dust is still settling from the US midterm elections, the major takeaways are set: Democrats have taken the House and Republicans have solidified their hold in the Senate. This means a shake up in leadership and the make-up of key Congressional committees. GHTC takes a look at what these changes could mean for continued US support for global health R&D.

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.

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

With less than two weeks to go until one of the most anticipated midterm elections in recent memory, there are big questions occupying the minds of Washingtonians and politics junkies from coast to coast.

Health ministers of the G20 nations, representing the world’s leading economies, met earlier this month in Mar del Plata, Argentina to chart a course of action on global health for the upcoming year.

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.

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

A “who’s who” of politicians, philanthropists, CEOs, and civil society leaders descended upon New York City this week for the annual United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). GHTC was there, serving as your eyes and ears on the ground. Here is what we heard and our top four takeaways on global health R&D.

President Trump signed into law a spending bill that pairs full-year fiscal year (FY) 2019 funding for Labor, Health and Human Services (LHHS) and Defense with a stopgap measure to keep other agencies funded through December—staving off a partial government shutdown on the eve of the end of the fiscal year. Here’s a breakdown of how global health and medical research funding fared.