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New details emerging about sequestration that indicate an uncertain future...
Although we’re several days into sequestration, details about the full impact of funding cuts are still hazy. On Friday, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a report to Congress, which...
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Global health research and development: Advancing women’s right to health
In this guest post, Renate Baehr, executive director of DSW (Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevoelkerung), Margie McGlynn, president and CEO of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), and Zeda...
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Microbicides, vaccines, and TB diagnostics Oh my! What’s new in HIV/AIDS...
In this guest post, Molly Schmalzbach—public affairs analyst in the Office of HIV/AIDS at the US Agency for International Development (USAID)—discusses the agency’s support for research to develop new...
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Where the rubber hits the road: Evidence informing impact for global health
In this guest post, E. Callie Raulfs-Wang –research advisor for the US Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Center for Accelerating Innovation and Impact—writes about the relationship between...
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Research Roundup: What we’re reading this week
In this regular feature on Breakthroughs, we highlight some of the most interesting reads in global health research from the past week. Mozambique has completed its first HIV vaccine trial and is set...
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Panel stresses partnerships and long-term support for successful global...
“I can’t think of a reason why academic scientists should not engage in global health research,” Dr. Dennis Kyle, distinguished university health professor at the University of South Florida, said last...
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Film series highlights need for new TB vaccines worldwide
In this guest post, Jamie Rosen—media and communications manager at Aeras—writes about a new film series that features personal stories of people affected by tuberculosis (TB) worldwide, and the urgent...
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Creating partnerships for innovative, high-impact global health products
In this guest post, Claire Wingfield—product development policy officer at PATH—writes about a new paper that examines partnerships between the public and private sectors to advance global health...
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Asking the right research questions to achieve global health goals
In this guest post, Kristina Gryboski—technical advisor for the Child Survival and Health Grants Program at the US Agency for International Development (USAID)—writes about the importance of...
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Research Roundup: What we’re reading this week
In this regular feature on Breakthroughs, we highlight some of the most interesting reads in global health research from the past week. The Senate has passed a fiscal year (FY) 2014 budget resolution...
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Rally ‘round the research
In this guest post, Regina McEnery—science writer for IAVI Report and VAX—writes about a rally held in Washington, DC, on April 8 to call on federal policymakers to support health research. This post...
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Rally for medical research: Building a grassroots movement to make medical...
In this guest post, Megan Kane, PhD, communications intern, and Morgan McCloskey, global health intern, from Research!America write about a rally earlier this week in support for health science and...
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The Rally for Medical Research: Protecting investments in tropical medicine...
In this guest post, Karen A. Goraleski, executive director of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, writes about the importance of US funding for global health research. This is the...
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US government collaborations protect and improve global health
In this guest post, Heather Ignatius, senior policy and advocacy officer at PATH, writes about the important role US agencies play in advancing global health technologies. In the field of global...
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Celebrating vaccines’ past successes and future potential
In this guest post, Angeline Nanni—director of Market Access at Aeras—reflects on World Immunization Week. Through the heroic efforts of infant and childhood global vaccination programs, childhood...
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Research Roundup: What we’re reading this week
In this regular feature on Breakthroughs, we highlight some of the most interesting reads in global health research from the past week. The US Agency for International Development is celebrating the...
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Research Roundup: What we’re reading this week
In this regular feature on Breakthroughs, we highlight some of the most interesting reads in global health research from the past week. In a continuation of the US Agency for International...
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Curtains down for the NEPRC
In this guest post, Regina McEnery from IAVI Report writes about the planned closure of the New England Primate Research Center and its effects on the community of HIV researchers who conduct primate...
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New paper offers insights into key challenges facing R&D for diseases of poverty
In this guest post, Claire Wingfield—product development policy officer at PATH—writes about a new paper she developed for the GHTC that outlines key challenges and solutions facing research and...
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Rapid, low-cost rabies test offers hope in Haiti
In this guest post, Jessie L. Dyer, MSPH, in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Rabies Program, writes about the agency’s work with partners in Haiti to fight the disease. She...
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