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Global Research

NIAID's Role in Global Research

NIAID supports the conduct of global research to better understand, treat, and ultimately prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases and conditions. In addition to advancing these scientific goals, NIAID’s global research helps to improve the health of millions of people around the world, to protect the United States against infectious disease threats, and to promote international economic and political stability. Together, these efforts establish NIAID as a leader in global health.

Learn more about NIAID'S Role in Global Research and read the Global Research Questions and Answers.

NIAID Research Activities Around the World

The Expanding Global Health Agenda: A Welcome Development

Commentary by NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci published in the October, 2007 issue of Nature Medicine

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Research by Region

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  • Africa
  • South-East Asia
  • Western Pacific
  • List of countries with NIAID-funded activities
  • Throughout 2009, we will continue to add regions where NIAID is conducting and supporting research.


    News, Events, Commentaries

    NIAID Honors AIDS Activist Martin Delaney
    Jan. 19, 2009

    NIAID Media Availability: World AIDS Day Offers a Reflection on the Past, Hopeful Look to the Future—Nov. 28, 2008

    NIAID Media Availability: NIAID to Fund Broad Range of Basic HIV Vaccine Discovery Research—Aug. 29, 2008

    Researchers Find Leishmaniasis Parasites Evade Death by Exploiting the Immune Response to Sand Fly Bites—Aug. 14, 2008

    Bulletin: Anti-TB Drug Fails to Benefit HIV-Exposed Infants who were Unexposed to TB at Study Enrollment—July 10, 2008

    NIAID Media Availability: Dr. Anthony S. Fauci to Address the United Nations on HIV/AIDS on
    June 10
    —June 5, 2008

    Video, slides, and transcript: Dr. Fauci's lecture at the Health Action 2008 Conference, "Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases: The Perpetual Challenge to Global Health" (Dr. Fauci's lecture begins at 45:00) (Non-government)—Jan. 25, 2008

    All Global Research News Releases


    Research Feature

    African woman. Credit: UNAIDS.
    NIAID established the Microbicide Trials Network (MTN) in 2006 to develop and evaluate products that women can use daily or prior to sexual intercourse to prevent infection with HIV and other sexually transmitted agents. Read how MTN conducts its multi-center studies at sites around the world.

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    NIAID resources for developing new therapies for severe viral infections

    Related Links

    HealthMap: Global disease alert map (non-government)

    Videos

    Watch NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., discuss issues related to global health.

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    Research Feature

    African woman. Credit: UNAIDS.
    NIAID established the Microbicide Trials Network (MTN) in 2006 to develop and evaluate products that women can use daily or prior to sexual intercourse to prevent infection with HIV and other sexually transmitted agents. Read how MTN conducts its multi-center studies at sites around the world.

    Highlight

    NIAID resources for developing new therapies for severe viral infections

    Related Links

    HealthMap: Global disease alert map (non-government)

    Videos

    Watch NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., discuss issues related to global health.