Publications: Global Health
Global Health Initiative Resource Tool Kit: The kit includes information on global infectious diseases and the role the U.S. government plays in researching those diseases; advocacy tips; and links to other resources, including links to our reports that show why research funding and global health matter to states as well. Print copies $25. (March 2009)
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, focusing on funding for the four major agencies that are engaged in this research (CDC, DOD, NIH, and USAID). The report includes several tables that break down this funding by disease, by agency, and by research category. 61 pp. Print copies $15.00 (December 2008). Disease-specific fact sheets with more detailed information are also available. 4 pp. Print copies free. (April 2009)
Why Does Global Health Matter to Your State? This series of state-specific fact sheets from our Global Health Initiative discuss how investing in global health benefits state economies, businesses, and health. 4 pp. Free (September 2008)
In Your Own Backyard: How NIH Funding Helps Your State's Economy analyzes how NIH funding provides direct economic benefits to the states, from increased employment to growth opportunities in business and education. The report includes state-by-state data that show the real, direct economic benefits provided by NIH research funding awards. 23 pp. Print copies $15.00 (June 2008)
Fighting the World's Most Devastating Diseases: A Plan for Closing the Research Gap Tuberculosis (TB), malaria, HIV/AIDS, and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) cause millions of deaths worldwide every year, reduce economic growth, and fracture political stability. New medical interventions are desperately needed for these diseases. This piece discusses how we can make progress in fighting these deadly diseases by dramatically expanding our research investment. 12 pp. Print copies $2 (February 2008)
Global Health Medical Technologies: Status Critical This chart summarizes the status of medical technologies for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, and neglected tropical diseases. 4 pp. Free (February 2008)
President’s Budget Delays Medical Progress The President’s 2009 budget proposal would cut funding for NIH and the CDC, two of our nation’s premier biomedical institutes. These funding cuts would undermine our efforts to fight HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), malaria, and other diseases that are devastating our world—and put America’s health at risk. 4 pp. Free (January 2008)
Fighting the Word's Most Devastating Diseases: A Plan for Action Tuberculosis (TB), malaria, HIV/AIDS, and neglected tropical diseases cause millions of deaths worldwide every year and make millions more seriously ill. New medical interventions are desperately needed for all of these diseases. This brief examines why research on these diseases is severely underfunded and discusses how the U.S. should correct this shortfall. 8 pp. Print copies $2 (October 2007)
Research: Critical for Global Health emphasizes that the research conducted by the NIH and the CDC is critical to the long-term success and fiscal viability of programs that fight deadly diseases such as AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), and malaria. 1 pp. Free (August 2007)
Falling Short: America's Investment in Global Health argues that, while the U.S. has made great strides in medical research over the last 30 years, when it comes to research on diseases that are most prominent in developing nations, our investment falls short. The report goes on to examine how much is needed, and how much the National Institutes of Health (NIH) spend, to combat these diseases, as well as why it is in our best interest to invest in global health research. 12 pp. Print copies $2 (August 2007)
CDC: Defending Global Health, Defending Our Health discusses the CDC's history and mission. It also examines how the agency's global health efforts benefit the U.S. as well as other nations, arguing that these efforts need to be fully funded to be successful. 4 pp. Free (June 2007)
CDC Funding Cuts Compromise U.S. and Global Health discusses how, at a time when public health risks are becoming increasingly complex, the President's budget proposal handicaps the world's foremost public health agency. 2 pp. Free (June 2007)
CDC Suffers under the President's Fiscal Year 2008 Budget discusses how our nation's capacity to respond to public health problems at home and abroad is hampered under the President's proposed budget for the CDC. 4 pp. Free (May 2007)
26 Things You Probably Don't Know about Malaria presents facts you may not know about this dreaded disease, which is associated with soaring mortality rates and growing resistance to currently available drugs. 4-pp. Free (April 2007)
Investing in Global Health Research: Malaria Malaria devastates countries around the world and it is the number-one killer of children under age five in Africa. The U.S. must increase its investment in research and development in order to create effective treatments and save millions of lives. 4 pp. Free (April 2007)
The President's Budget Cuts Health Research - Harm Felt at Home and Abroad explores the effect the President's proposed FY 2008 budget will have on health research. 2 pp. Free (March 2007)
NIH Funding Cuts Compromise U.S. and Global Health The President's FY 2008 budget fails to adequately fund the National Institutes of Health (NIH), compromising U.S. and global health. 1 page. Free (March 2007)
NIH Shortchanged under the President's FY 2008 Budget A closer look at how the President's FY 2008 budget will affect NIH's ability to conduct health research. 7 pp. Print copies $2 (March 2007)
Investing in Global Health Research: Tuberculosis TB is not a disease of the past and it continues to devastate countries around the world. Strains of TB have evolved that are resistant to conventional drugs and it is therefore imperative that we develop effective treatments and a new vaccine to eradicate the disease. 4 pp. Free (updated March 2008)
Investing in Global Health Research: Government Should Play a Larger Role focuses on the private market's failure to provide essential medicines for the developing world and the U.S. government's involvement in the fight against global diseases. 6 pp. Print copies $2 (February 2007)
Investing in Global Health Research: HIV/AIDS examines the global crisis of HIV/AIDS and explains that the U.S. can turn the tide against AIDS through leadership and investment in research. 4 pp. Free (January 2007)
Investing in Global Health Research: Neglected Tropical Diseases discusses tropical diseases that affect 1 billion people worldwide but that are largely overlooked by foreign assistance programs, the pharmaceutical industry, and the rest of the world. 4 pp. Free (January 2007)
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