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Fogarty has a strong commitment to improving the health of children, adults, families and communities throughout the world. Several Fogarty programs currently address issues related to maternal and child health, including vaccinations, trauma, birth defects, prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT), fetal alcohol syndrome and childhood nutrition.
The
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) leads NIH research efforts in the fields of child health and development, including pregnancy and fertility. The
NIH Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH) works in partnership across NIH to ensure that women's health research is part of the scientific framework at the NIH and throughout the scientific community.
Fogarty participates in the
MAL-ED program to investigate linkages between malnutrition and intestinal infections and their effects on children in the developing world. Fogarty and NIH partners also support research to reduce
household air pollution from elemental stoves for cooking or heating, which impacts women and children.
Top Maternal and Child Health News
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NIH-supported study to track prevalence and impact of SARS-CoV-2 among pregnant women in low- and middle-income countries
NICHD/NIH news, September 1, 2020 - Report:
Ending the evidence gap for pregnant women around HIV/co-infections: A call to action
Pregnancy and HIV/AIDS: Seeking Equitable Study (PHASES), July 10, 2020 -
NIH to test one-dose antibiotic for the prevention of maternal and infant sepsis in seven low- and middle-income countries
NICHD/NIH news, June 3, 2020 -
Profile: Fogarty Scholar Dr. Nauzley Abedini studies neonatal jaundice in Ghana
Mar / Apr 2020
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Newer anti-HIV drugs safest, most effective during pregnancy:
Dolutegravir-containing regimen exhibited superior safety profile in large, NIH-supported [multinational] study of pregnant women
NIAID/NIH news, March 11, 2020 -
Maternal cumulative prevalence measures of child mortality show heavy burden in sub-Saharan Africa
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), February 25, 2020 -
World failing to provide children with a healthy life and a climate fit for their future: WHO-UNICEF-Lancet
WHO news, February 19, 2020 -
Handbook for conducting an adolescent health services barriers assessment (AHSBA) with a focus on disadvantaged adolescents
WHO, 2019 -
New WHO-led study says majority of adolescents worldwide are not sufficiently physically active, putting their current and future health at risk
WHO news, November 22, 2019 -
Exposure to HIV drug in the womb may increase risk of microcephaly, developmental delays in children
NICHD/NIH news, November 18, 2019 -
Advancing women in science, medicine and global health
The Lancet, February 9, 2019 -
Inexpensive supplement for women increases infant birth size
Findings from NIH-funded study could combat undernutrition in poor areas of the world
NICHD/NIH news, February 11, 2019 -
NIH study examines how pregnancy affects drugs for HIV and TB in people living with HIV
NIAID Now blog, January 23, 2019 -
Preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission in South Africa:
Q and A with Dr Glenda Gray
Nov / Dec 2018
Global Health Matters -
US First Lady Melania Trump supports USAID programs in Africa
Nov / Dec 2018
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Fogarty-supported research revolutionizes hydrocephalus care
Sep / Oct 2018
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Focus: Fogarty's adolescent research key to future good health
Mar / Apr 2018
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Antiviral drug not beneficial for reducing mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B when added to existing preventatives: NIH-funded study [in Thailand] observes no significant reduction of infection rates at age 6 months
NICHD/NIH news, March 7, 2018 -
NIH begins large HIV treatment study in pregnant women, clinical trial will compare three antiretroviral drug regimens
NIAID/NIH news, January 24, 2018 - Grantee news:
One-time hydrocephalus operation, alternative to shunting, brings good outcomes for babies
Boston Children's Hospital
Vector blog, December 21, 2017 - Grantee news:
Fogarty grantee Dr Najeeha Iqbal is stopping malnutrition in its tracks
Aga Khan University news, November 27, 2017 -
Air pollution exposure in early pregnancy linked to miscarriage, NIH study suggests
NICHD/NIH news, November 16, 2017 - Grantee news:
Teen childbirth linked to increased risk for heart disease
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Focus: Preventing childhood obesity in Latin America
Sep / Oct 2017
Global Health Matters - Findings from MAL-ED:
The significant role of malnutrition, intestinal infection and disease on child development
Q and A with Michael Gottlieb, Ph.D., FNIH deputy director of science
Foundation for NIH news, October 11, 2017
Related Fogarty News and Information
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Chagas disease studies inform Zika research in Brazil
Nov / Dec 2016
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Profile: Fogarty Fellow Dr Laura Lewandowski studies lupus in South African children
Nov / Dec 2016
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NIH gathers experts to discuss Zika and child development
Nov / Dec 2016
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Profile: Fulbright-Fogarty Fellow Dr Brie Falkard studies cholera in children in Bangladesh
Sep / Oct 2016
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Child dehydration diagnostic tool validated
Sep / Oct 2016
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NIH-led effort uses implementation science approaches to reduce mother-to-child HIV transmission
Jul / Aug 2016
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Profile: Fogarty Dental Fellow Lilliam Pinzón studies Mexican children with HIV
Jul / Aug 2016
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Stillbirth should be given greater priority on the global health agenda, co-authored by Fogarty staff scientist, Dr Joseph Millum
The BMJ, September 23, 2015 -
Valuing Stillbirths, co-authored by Fogarty staff scientist, Dr Joseph Millum
Bioethics, July 2015 -
Research effort tackles Latin American child obesity
Nov/Dec 2014
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A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Implementation Science: The NIH-PEPFAR PMTCT Implementation Science Alliance
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (JAIDS), November 1, 2014 issue -
Fogarty Fellow Dr Anna Babakhanyan in Cameroon assesses HIV impact in utero
May / Jun 2015
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Study probes link between intestinal infections, child development
Nov/Dec 2014
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Profile: Fogarty Fellow Dr Jennifer Tang researches women's health in Malawi
Sep / Oct 2014
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Profile: Fogarty Fellow Dr Bhakti Hansoti develops triage tool for South African children
Jul / Aug 2014
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Institute of Medicine studies global child health
May / June 2014
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NIH's National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) celebrates 50 years of improving children's health
May / Jun 2013
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Initiative seeks to reduce mother-to-child HIV transmission
May / Jun 2013
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US steps up efforts to protect world's children
Jan / Feb 2013
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Improving treatment of Burkitt's lymphoma and saving children's lives
Nov / Dec 2012
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Human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine can protect women with HIV
Nov / Dec 2012
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A call to action: Ending preventable child death in a generation
May / June 2012 Global Health Matters -
Fogarty grantees employ implementation science to reduce maternal deaths in Nigeria
Mar / Apr 2010
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Researchers tackle fetal alcohol syndrome in Russia
Mar / Apr 2010
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Gates Foundation grant launches nutrition study
Mar / Apr 2009
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FNIH, NIH announce MAL-ED to study childhood malnutrition, intestinal infections
NIH news release, March 30, 2009
NIH News and Resources
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NIH Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH): Global Health Research
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Probiotic prevents infant infections in rural India
NIH Research Matters, August 29, 2017 -
Poverty may slightly increase childhood risk of neurological impairment, NIH study suggests
NICHD/NIH news, December 16, 2015 -
Drug used to treat HIV linked to lower bone mass in newborns
NICHD news, September 30, 2015 -
Large percentage of youth with HIV may lack immunity to measles, mumps, rubella:
NIH study finds those vaccinated before starting modern HIV therapy may be at risk
NICHD/NIH news, August 13, 2015 -
Umbilical cord ‘milking’ improves blood flow in preterm infants
NICHD/NIH news, June 29, 2015 -
For most children with HIV and low immune cell count, cells rebound after treatment: NIH-funded study finds T-cell level returns to normal with time
NICHD/NIH news, March 23, 2015 -
NIH study identifies drug regimen for preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission
NIAID/NICHD/NIH news, November 17, 2014
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