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Global Health Organizations Referenced in This Report1
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Acting on the Call: Ending Preventable Child and Maternal Deaths
Parent organization: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Website: https://www.usaid.gov/ActingOnTheCall
Category: U.S. government program
Area of focus: women’s and children’s health
ASPR: Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
Parent organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Website: https://www.phe.gov/about/aspr/pages/default.aspx
Category: U.S. government program
Area of focus: preparedness
B
BARDA: Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority
Parent organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Website: https://www.phe.gov/about/BARDA/Pages/default.aspx
Category: U.S. government program
Area of focus: drug development and discovery
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1 This glossary is meant to provide additional information on the organizations and agencies working in global health mentioned in this report. Please note this is just a representative sample of the many successful programs in global health and is not meant to be an exhaustive list.
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CARB-X: Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Biopharmaceutical Accelerator
Website: http://www.carb-x.org/home
Category: public–private partnership
Area of focus: antibiotic resistance
CDC: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Website: https://www.cdc.gov
Category: U.S. government department
Area of focus: public health
CEPI: Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovation
Website: http://cepi.net
Category: public–private partnership
Area of focus: research and development for pandemics
D
DREAMS: Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-free, Mentored, and Safe women
Parent organization: The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
Website: https://www.pepfar.gov/partnerships/ppp/dreams
Category: public–private partnership
Area of focus: AIDS prevention in young women
E
The End TB Strategy
Parent organization: World Health Organization (WHO)
Website: http://www.who.int/tb/post2015_strategy/en
Category: nongovernmental organization program
Area of focus: tuberculosis
Every Woman Every Child
Parent organization: United Nations
Website: https://www.everywomaneverychild.org
Category: nongovernmental organization program
Area of focus: women’s and children’s health
F
FETP: Field Epidemiology Training Program
Parent organization: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Website: https://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/healthprotection/fetp
Category: U.S. government–sponsored program
Area of focus: epidemiology, outbreak response
FHI 360: Family Health International
Website: https://www.fhi360.org
Category: nongovernmental organization
Area of focus: global health development
FP2020: Family Planning 2020
Website: http://www.familyplanning2020.org
Category: nongovernmental organization
Area of focus: family planning, women’s health
G
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
Website: http://www.gavi.org
Category: public–private partnership
Area of focus: immunization coverage
GFF: Global Financing Facility
Parent organization: World Bank
Website: https://www.globalfinancingfacility.org
Category: public–private partnership
Area of focus: women’s and children’s health financing
GHSA: Global Health Security Agenda
Website: https://www.ghsagenda.org
Category: public–private partnership/multilateral organization
Area of focus: global health security
Global Development Lab
Parent organization: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Website: https://www.usaid.gov/GlobalDevLab/about
Category: U.S. government organization program
Area of focus: global health innovation
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Website: http://www.theglobalfund.org/en
Category: nongovernmental organization
Area of focus: AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria
H
Health Attaché Program
Parent organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Website: https://www.hhs.gov/about/agencies/oga/global-health-diplomacy/health-attaches/index.html
Category: U.S. government organization program
Area of focus: global health diplomacy
HHS: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Website: https://www.hhs.gov
Category: U.S. government organization
Area of focus: many areas of global health
L
The Lancet Commission on Investing in Health
Parent organization: The Lancet
Website: http://www.thelancet.com/global-health/commissions/global-health-2035
Category: journal commission
Area of focus: economics of health
M
MDGs: Millennium Development Goals
Website: http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals
Category: nongovernmental organization program
Area of focus: global development
MEPI: Medical Education Partnership Initiative
Parent organization: The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
Website: https://www.pepfar.gov/partnerships/initiatives/index.htm#
Category: U.S. government program
Area of Focus: workforce strengthening
MSF: Médecins Sans Frontières
Website: http://www.msf.org
Category: nongovernmental organization
Area of focus: health aid and emergency health response
N
NEPI: Nursing Education Partnership Initiative
Parent organization: The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
Website: https://www.pepfar.gov/partnerships/initiatives/index.htm#
Category: U.S. government program
Area of Focus: workforce strengthening
NIH: National Institutes of Health
Parent organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Website: https://www.nih.gov
Category: U.S. government organization
Area of focus: medical research and development
O
OECD: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Website: http://www.oecd.org/about
Category: nongovernmental organization
Area of focus: economic development
P
PACCARB: Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
Parent organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Website: https://www.hhs.gov/ash/advisory-committees/paccarb
Category: U.S. government program
Area of Focus: antimicrobial resistance
PATH
Website: http://www.path.org
Category: nongovernmental organization
Area of focus: global health innovation
PCAST: President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
Website: https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/administration/eop/ostp/pcast/about
Category: U.S. government council
Area of focus: science and technology
PEPFAR: The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
Parent organization: U.S. Department of State
Website: https://www.pepfar.gov
Category: U.S. government program
Area of focus: HIV/AIDS
PHEMCE: Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise
Parent organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Website: https://www.phe.gov/Preparedness/mcm/phemce/Pages/default.aspx
Category: U.S. government program
Area of focus: research and development for medical countermeasures
PMI: President’s Malaria Initiative
Website: https://www.pmi.gov
Category: U.S. government program
Area of focus: malaria
PRRR: Pink Ribbon Red Ribbon
Website: http://pinkribbonredribbon.org
Category: nongovernmental organization
Area of focus: women’s cancers
S
Saving Mothers, Giving Life Partnership
Parent organization: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Category: U.S. government program
Area of focus: maternal mortality and child mortality
SDGs: Sustainable Development Goals
Website: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdgs
Category: nongovernmental organization program
Area of focus: global development
U
UKAID: United Kingdom Department for International Development
Website: https://ukaiddirect.org
Category: U.K. government organization
Area of focus: foreign aid and development
UN: United Nations
Website: http://www.un.org/en/index.html
Category: nongovernmental organization
Area of focus: global governance
UNAIDS: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
Parent organization: United Nations
Website: http://www.unaids.org
Category: nongovernmental organization
Area of focus: HIV/AIDS
UNICEF: United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund
Parent organization: United Nations
Website: https://www.unicef.org
Category: nongovernmental organization
Area of focus: children’s health
USAID: U.S. Agency for International Development
Website: https://www.usaid.gov
Category: U.S. government organization
Area of focus: foreign aid and development
W
WHO: World Health Organization
Website: http://www.who.int/en
Category: nongovernmental organization
Area of focus: global health governance
World Bank
Website: http://www.worldbank.org
Category: nongovernmental organization
Area of focus: global health financing
World Economic Forum
Website: https://www.weforum.org
Category: nongovernmental organization
Area of focus: global economic issues
