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Danielle Doughman is Program Manager of Global Health R&D Advocacy at Research!America, a nonprofit that advocates for science, discovery, and innovation to achieve better health for all.

Blog posts written by Danielle

Total of 4 blog posts

February 6, 2012

Global health research in Maryland: Health is wealth

Maryland is home to two federal health powerhouses, the Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the world’s largest medical research institute. Together, they employ 25,000 people.

February 1, 2012

Global health R&D in the US: Georgia at the crossroads

Is Atlanta the next Seattle or Geneva? With continued federal investment, the global health community may soon be talking about Atlanta, Georgia, as one of the new global health capitals of the world.

January 30, 2012

Ending NTDs by 2020: Increased investment for R&D required

Yesterday in London, some of the biggest players in global health committed to a renewed and intensified focus on neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), a group of diseases affecting the world’s poorest people. One in six people, or 1.4 billion people around the world, has an NTD and one in three people is at risk.

January 24, 2012

Global health R&D in the US: Smart for California, right for the world

Global health research not only has the potential to save lives and prevent disabilities, it is good business. And Californians agree. A clear majority—58%—agree that global health research is important to the state’s economy, and 70% agree that Americans would be better off if the United States invests in global health research.