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From the Breakthroughs Blog: 2018

A year in review: The global health innovation stories that shaped 2018
PATH/Gabe Bienczycki
December 18, 2018

A year in review: The global health innovation stories that shaped 2018

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.

Marissa Chmiola GHTC
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Research Roundup: Study maps malaria parasite, global TB research funding hits all-time high, and taking the virus out of a mosquito's bite
PATH/Daniel San Martin
December 16, 2018

Research Roundup: Study maps malaria parasite, global TB research funding hits all-time high, and taking the virus out of a mosquito's bite

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: UK vaccine center to help fight epidemics, global map of HIV reveals vaccine challenges, and researchers create antibodies to test and treat Zika
PATH/Mike Wang
December 9, 2018

Research Roundup: UK vaccine center to help fight epidemics, global map of HIV reveals vaccine challenges, and researchers create antibodies to test and treat Zika

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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As the global fight against malaria stalls, malaria vaccine development could be primed for breakout
PATH/Gabe Bienczycki
November 26, 2018

As the global fight against malaria stalls, malaria vaccine development could be primed for breakout

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

Ashley Birkett PATH
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Research Roundup: Access to Medicines index released, clinical trial of injectable ARV, and Zika vaccine clears early trial
PATH/Matthew Dakin
November 25, 2018

Research Roundup: Access to Medicines index released, clinical trial of injectable ARV, and Zika vaccine clears early trial

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: New treatment for sleeping sickness, innovations to combat AMR, and Merck Ebola vaccine update
PATH/Mike Wang
November 18, 2018

Research Roundup: New treatment for sleeping sickness, innovations to combat AMR, and Merck Ebola vaccine update

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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Democrats take the House and Republicans maintain hold on the Senate in midterm elections
Flickr/Craig Fildes
November 14, 2018

Democrats take the House and Republicans maintain hold on the Senate in midterm elections

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.

Emily Conron GHTC
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Research Roundup: Chikungunya vaccine trial, Ebola vaccine technology, and Zika biomarkers could lead to prenatal diagnostic
PATH/Satvir Malhotra
November 11, 2018

Research Roundup: Chikungunya vaccine trial, Ebola vaccine technology, and Zika biomarkers could lead to prenatal diagnostic

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: Effective experimental Ebola treatments, once-monthly injection to suppress HIV, and malaria-detecting dogs
PATH/Satvir Malhotra
November 4, 2018

Research Roundup: Effective experimental Ebola treatments, once-monthly injection to suppress HIV, and malaria-detecting dogs

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: Suppository drug cuts child malaria deaths, J&J touts latest immune response data for 'mosaic' HIV vaccine program, and game changer TB drug
PATH/Gabe Bienczycki
October 28, 2018

Research Roundup: Suppository drug cuts child malaria deaths, J&J touts latest immune response data for 'mosaic' HIV vaccine program, and game changer TB drug

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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Play: TRICK or TREATment?
Flickr/macwagen
October 25, 2018

Play: TRICK or TREATment?

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.

Marissa Chmiola GHTC
Ansley Kahn
GHTC
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The post-midterm prognosis for global health R&D
PATH/Patrick McKern
October 25, 2018

The post-midterm prognosis for global health R&D

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.

Emily Conron GHTC
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G20 health ministers meet: The good, the bad, and the unknown for health R&D
PATH/Georgina Goodwin
October 23, 2018

G20 health ministers meet: The good, the bad, and the unknown for health R&D

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.

Matthew Robinson GHTC
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Research Roundup: Metagenomics sequencing, combinations of antibodies that suppress HIV, and a partnership to reduce child deaths from AMR
PATH/Satvir Malhotra
October 21, 2018

Research Roundup: Metagenomics sequencing, combinations of antibodies that suppress HIV, and a partnership to reduce child deaths from AMR

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: Tech to stop a pandemic, DNA vaccine against Ebola, and a unique way to attack malaria
PATH/Dan Chang
October 14, 2018

Research Roundup: Tech to stop a pandemic, DNA vaccine against Ebola, and a unique way to attack 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
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Research Roundup: Rotavirus vaccine receives WHO prequalification, mosquito repellent paint, and new health security partnership
PATH/Wendy Stone
October 7, 2018

Research Roundup: Rotavirus vaccine receives WHO prequalification, mosquito repellent paint, and new health security partnership

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: Pledges from the UN High-Level Meeting on TB, TB vaccine trial success, and gene editing mosquitoes
PATH/Mike Wang
September 30, 2018

Research Roundup: Pledges from the UN High-Level Meeting on TB, TB vaccine trial success, and gene editing mosquitoes

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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Overheard at UNGA: 4 key takeaways on global health innovation
UN Photo/Loey Felipe
September 27, 2018

Overheard at UNGA: 4 key takeaways on global health innovation

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.

Marissa Chmiola GHTC
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Trump signs spending bill boosting funding for health research
PATH/Patrick McKern
September 27, 2018

Trump signs spending bill boosting funding for health research

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.

Emily Conron GHTC
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