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The Fogarty International Center, part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), supports basic, clinical and applied research and training for U.S. and foreign investigators working in the developing world.

	Overview of the Fogarty International Center at NIH To protect the health and safety of Americans, Fogarty has for three decades managed grant programs that develop scientific expertise in developing countries, ensuring there is local capacity to detect and address pandemics at their point of origin, contain outbreaks and minimize their impact.
	Building global health leaders since 1968 Over the decades, Fogarty’s programs have made significant contributions by filling the pipeline of global health leaders, extending the frontiers of science and accelerating discovery.
	Congressman John Edward Fogarty: a champion for global health research Over the course of his 27 years in Congress, Rep. John Edward Fogarty (D-RI) was a champion for NIH and for the value of medical research.
	Fogarty protects US by strengthening pandemic response in West Africa When Ebola struck West Africa in 2014, countries with little or no scientific capacity suffered the most, and the cost of the U.S. response to help them soared above $2 billion. A new Fogarty program is aimed at strengthening scientific expertise at institutions in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone so that when the next outbreak comes, they will be prepared to rapidly respond. View full article
	Profile: Fogarty Fellow Dr Gilberte Bastien tackles Ebola's unseen mental scars in Liberia As a Fogarty Fellow, Dr. Gilberte Bastien is working with Ebola survivors in Liberia to deal with the mental health challenges they face. View full article
	Fogarty trainees studying Colombian family for clues to prevent Alzheimer's Research conducted in Colombia, South America may provide clues on how to prevent the ravages of Alzheimer's disease. Fogarty helped set the stage for an innovative Alzheimer's prevention trial by supporting the training of Colombian scientists in cutting-edge neuroscience research. View full article
	Fulbright-Fogarty fellowships expand global health research opportunities Fogarty has partnered with the Fulbright Program, the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government, to promote the expansion of research in public health and clinical research in resource-limited settings for medical and graduate students.
	Zika vaccine trial site in Peru led by Fogarty trainee A former Fogarty trainee who conducts research in the Peruvian Amazon is part of a multi-site NIH trial to evaluate a Zika vaccine candidate.
	Fogarty-supported Chagas, dengue research teams help tackle Zika outbreak In Brazil, Fogarty-supported scientists rapidly changed gears from working on Chagas disease and dengue to studying Zika virus, which was suspected of causing birth defects.
	HIV treatment approach in US result of global research conducted by Fogarty trainees Expertise developed through Fogarty's research training programs helped to make a landmark multi-site international HIV study possible.
	NIH malaria research benefits from Fogarty training programs Fogarty has provided broad support for malaria researchers, funding or administering nearly 900 grants that were either entirely focused on malaria research training or included a malaria component.