International Health

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the major branch of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that focuses on national and international disease prevention and control and infectious disease surveillance. CDC’s international activities are spearheaded by The Office of Global Health. Among its international health activities are collecting data and statistics on the incidence of global health problems, information on travelers’ health, the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), a system designed to promote international comparability in the collection, processing, classification, and presentation of mortality statistics and the International Micronutrient Malnutrition Prevention and Control Program (IMMPaCt), which targets CDC resources to the global effort to eliminate malnutrition.
Commonwealth Fund: International Health Policy & PracticeThe Commonwealth Fund’s International Program in Health Policy and Practice provide grants to researchers and other professionals with the intention of building an international network of policy-oriented health care researchers, sparking innovative health policy thinking and high-level exchanges, and encouraging cross-country comparative research and collaboration.
Family Health InternationalFamily Health International (FHI) is a U.S.-based Non-governmental Organization (NGO) that conducts research, education, and service delivery on HIV/AIDS, reproductive health, and children’s healthcare. FHI provides Country Profiles that specify the goals and efforts by nation in these areas o as well as more in depth evidenced-based publications on sexually transmitted infections, infectious diseases, reproductive health, maternal health, adolescent health, contraceptive technology, and gender issues.
Bill and Melinda Gates FoundationThe Gates Foundation is a U.S.-based philanthropy working on expanding access to technology and improving global health care. The Foundation’s Global Health Program is focused on reducing global health inequities by accelerating the development, deployment and sustainability of health interventions to dramatically reduce the impact of infectious disease in developing countries, particularly HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis (TB), and reproductive and child health.
The George Institute for International HealthThe Policy and Practice group undertakes policy oriented research and consulting projects pertaining to the growth in non-communicable disease and injury, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region.
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and MalariaInitiated formally in 2002, The Global Fund is a unique international, public-private partnership aimed at attracting and disbursing funds for the prevention, detection, and treatment of AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), and malaria. The Fund is a financing partnership that includes governments, civil society, the private sector, and affected communities, and disburses funds to national governments, local communities, and individual service programs.
Global Health CouncilGlobal Health Council (GHC) is a U.S.-based membership organization that conducts analysis, research, training, and sponsors international health meetings to inform and educate opinion leaders, policy-makers, the media and concerned citizens on women’s health, children’s health, HIV/AIDS, infectious diseases, and emerging threats. GHC.
GlobalHealthReporting.orgSponsored by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, this website is designed to help journalists, researchers, policymakers, and NGOs efficiently sort through the latest and most accurate information on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. This website provides the latest news, information and data on the three diseases, information by country, glossaries, and reporting resources for journalists.
Health Policy Monitor (Bertelsmann Stiftung)The Health Policy Monitor serves as a network for groups that are involved in health policy and reform. The organization offers professional international networking, expertise in cross-country comparative social and economic studies, and benchmarking advice.
International Health Economics Association (iHEA)The International Health Economics Association increases communication among health economists, fosters a higher standard of debate in the application of economics to health and health care systems, and assists young researchers at the start of their careers.
International Association of Health Policy (IAHP)IAHP is membership group for an international network of scholars, health workers, and activists that aims to promote the scientific analysis of public health issues and a forum for international comparisons and debate on health policy issues.
International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations(IFPMA)IFPMA is a non-profit, non-governmental organization representing major global research-based pharmaceutical and vaccine companies from both developed and developing countries. IFPMA aims to contribute industry expertise and foster collaborative relationships and partnerships that are dedicated to the improvement of public health.
IpasIpas aims to protect women’s health and advance women’s reproductive rights. Ipas’s global and country programs include training, research, advocacy, distribution of equipment and supplies for reproductive-health care, and information dissemination.
John Snow, INC (JSI)Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, JSI and its affiliated organizations, including JSI Brazil and JSI United Kingdom, provide technical and managerial assistance, research and evaluation, education, and training to public health programs worldwide. JSI's International Division works in partnership with host-country experts, organizations, and governments to improve quality, access and equity of health systems, and focuses on multidisciplinary, gender-sensitive development approaches that assist countries, communities, families and individuals to develop solutions on their priority health and development issues.
Medical Care Development International (MCDI)An international division of the Medical Care Development, Inc., MCDI provides technical assistance in health and socio-economic development to disadvantaged and vulnerable communities around the world. MCDI strives to enhance the financial status of the organizations it assists.
Medicins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders)Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is an international aid agency that provides direct medical care to underserved and crisis regions around the world. In addition to direct services, MSF leads a number of public health initiatives, including the Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines, which analyzes drug pricing and aims to lower prices of existing medicines, stimulate research and development for cheaper medicines for diseases that primarily affect the poor, and overcome other access barriers to medicines. National Institutes of Health (NIH)NIH is the major basic science research arm of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. There are 18 Institutes within NIH, each with its own mandate, activities, and funding. NIH funds also a broad range of research on international health concerns, including projects on laboratory science, application of emerging technologies, and global health pandemics. NIH agencies have a plethora of scientific and policy data on incidence, prevalence, regional variation and trends on their specific areas of research.
Presidential Advisory Council on HIV and AIDS (PACHA)The Presidential Advisory Council on HIV and AIDS (PACHA) is an advisory body that provides advice, information, and recommendations to the Executive Branch of the U.S. government regarding programs and policies related to prevention and research of HIV/AIDS.
Pan American Health OrganizationBased in Washington, D.C., the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is an independent NGO whose primary focus is to improve the health of the peoples of the Americas. PAHO promotes primary health care strategies, collects data and information on health trends in the Americas, and develops recommendations for addressing major health issues in these countries.
PATHPATH is a U.S.-based nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that provides technical and programmatic support on international health projects and strives to increase the reach of technologies, strengthen health systems, and promote healthy behavior abroad. PATH currently works in more than 100 countries in the areas of reproductive health; vaccines and immunization; HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis; and children's health and nutrition.
Population CouncilThe Population Council is an international, nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that conducts biomedical, social science, and public health research. The Council evaluates and develops sustainable approaches to enhancing people's health and well-being in the areas of gender and family dynamics; HIV/AIDS; reproductive health; and health of infants and children.
Research Triangle Park International (RTP)RTP is a consulting firm that delivers advisory and training services at the national, subnational, and local government levels, emphasizing institutional development through the transfer of analytical tools and methods. Current areas of interest are infectious diseases, reproductive health and family planning, health policy care and financing, and environmental health.
United NationsThe United Nations (UN) is a multi-national convening body of international law and development. Several UN agencies and departments are involved in international health policy:
UNAIDSUNAIDS leads, strengthens and supports an expanded response to the global AIDS pandemic and sponsors activities aimed at preventing transmission of HIV, providing care and support, reducing the vulnerability of individuals and communities to HIV/AIDS, and alleviating the impact of the pandemic. UNAIDS tracks and monitors the state of the global epidemic and provides country, regional and global statistics; epidemiological reports; news releases; case studies; and publications on other HIV-related topics.
UNIFEM (UN Development Fund for Women)UNIFEM provides financial and technical assistance to innovative programs and strategies to foster women's empowerment and gender equality. UNIFEM focuses its activities on four strategic areas reducing feminized poverty; ending violence against women; reversing the spread of HIV/AIDS among women and girls; and achieving gender equality in democratic governance.
UNFPA (UN Population Fund)UNFPA's three main areas of work are to help ensure universal access to reproductive health services by the year 2015; to support population and development strategies that enable capacity-building in population programming; and to promote awareness of population and development issues and collect resources necessary to accomplish this work. The UNFPA conducts research and analysis as well as provides funding to service providers around the world.
UNICEF (UN Children’s Fund)UNICEF is the UN agency charged with improving the health of young people and works on issues of child protection, girls’ education, general immunizations, and HIV/AIDS prevention. UNICEF works directly with communities and families, monitors and collects statistics on children’s health and applies research towards policy change.
US Agency for International Development (USAID)USAID is an independent, federal U.S. agency that provides economic, development and humanitarian assistance to developing nations in support of the foreign policy goals of the United States. USAID helps developing nations build medical care infrastructure and address global health problems such as HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases and poor maternal and child health.
U.S. Department of StateThe Department of State is the federal department that oversees diplomacy and U.S. foreign policies. Health activities under the auspices of the U.S. State Department include:
GlobalHealth.govGlobal Health promotes the health of the people of the world by advancing global strategies and partnerships. Global Health provides world health statistics and country-specific data on health indicators
Office of U.S. Global AIDS CoordinatorThe Global AIDS Coordinator establishes primary responsibility for all resources and international activities of the U.S. Government to combat the HIV/AIDS pandemic, including U.S. contributions to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, and to advance the HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment goals laid out by the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
The World BankThe World Bank is a major, international bank that provides loans, policy advice, and technical assistance to low and middle income countries to reduce poverty. The Bank promotes growth to create jobs and to empower poor people to take advantage of these opportunities.
The World Bank GroupThe Development Economics Center (DEC) is the research and development arm of the World Bank. The DEC seeks to increase understanding of development policies and programs by providing intellectual leadership and analytical services to the Bank and the development community through policy research reports, world development reports and indicators, and global economic/ finance prospectus on major health topics that include health and nutrition, water resources, labor and social protections, rural development, and agriculture.
World Health OrganizationThe World Health Organization is the United Nations specialized agency for world health issues.
Evidence and Information for Policy The WHO Evidence for Health Policy site presents current activities relating to epidemiology and the burden of disease, cost-effectiveness of health care interventions, and health systems assessment and reform, including quality of care, ethical issues, financing, resource allocation, regulation and legislation.
HIV InfectionsThe WHO HIV/AIDS Program works with U.N. agencies to facilitate multisectoral efforts to combat HIV/AIDS, including the 3 by 5 Initiative, which aims to provide treatment to three million HIV-positive people by 2005.
Information by CountryInformation specific to all WHO country participants: statistics, health expenditures, health system organization, human resources, etc.
WHO Statistical Information SystemThe WHO Statistical Information System is the guide to health and health-related epidemiological and statistical information available from the World Health Organization. One can search by keywords within the WHOSIS or throughout the entire WHO site for any statistical information available.