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From April 2006 through April 2009, Families USA's Global Health Initiative advocated for increased U.S. government funding for research on neglected infectious diseases—diseases that are most prevalent in low-income countries, such as tuberculosis (TB), malaria, and cholera.

Although the Global Health Initiative is no longer operational due to loss of outside funding, the need for government research funding for research on global diseases is no less important.

Our publications and resources remain available to help you in your advocacy for global health research. We invite you to use our materials.

These resources include the following:

• State-specific fact sheets that outline how global health matters to each state's economy and its residents' health: Why Does Global Health Matter to Your State?

• An analysis of how research spending by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) helps each state's economy to grow: In Your Own Backyard: How NIH Funding Helps Your State's Economy

• A Resource Tool Kit to help guide your advocacy for global health research.

• The World Can't Wait: More Funding Needed for Research on Neglected Infectious Diseases evaluates the U.S. government's commitment to research on eight neglected infectious diseases that affect hundreds of millions of people worldwide. Disease-specific fact sheets are also available.

• Publications that cover U.S. government spending on neglected infectious disease research, the global impact of neglected infectious diseases, and the government's role in research.

• Our newsletter, the Global Health Pipeline, which we published from May 2008 through April 2009.

We hope you find these resources helpful as you advocate for research to ensure better health abroad and at home.