For more than 40 years, the NICHD has supported research to address the health needs of people in the United States and abroad. NICHD-funded scientists have conducted landmark studies in Bolivia, Guatemala, Jamaica, Mexico, and Peru. The Institute has supported
extramural research (PDF - 150 KB) and
intramural collaborations (PDF - 148 KB) in more than 70 countries throughout Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas, including Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean.
In addition to conducting and supporting research, NICHD staff have supported global health in a variety of ways, including:
- Training hundreds of scientists from countries throughout the world
- Collaborating with foreign scientists, institutions, and laboratories on projects of mutual interest
- Sponsoring, organizing, and presenting at major international colloquia, symposia, and conferences
- Serving as consultants and advisers to multinational organizations, international health agencies, ministries of health, and foreign research laboratories and institutes.