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Global Health Technologies Coalition (GHTC)

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Our mission is to advance innovation to save lives. GHTC is the leading advocacy organization working to accelerate R&D for #GlobalHealth technologies. #Innovate4Health

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Global Health Technologies Coalition (GHTC) @ghtcoalition.org · 10h

As GHTC heads to #WHS2025 this weekend, we're excited to connect with partners throughout the convening, including this important conversation on Tuesday on how to close the global health financing gap through innovative, sustainable, and inclusive solutions. 👇

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WHS Side Event: Roundtable on the future of global health finance | IDA - Infectious Disease Alliance

The roundtable will take place in Berlin on October 14, 2025, bringing together ministers, donors, multilateral institutions, private sector and civil society for a high-level morning dialogue on clos...

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Global Health Technologies Coalition (GHTC) @ghtcoalition.org · 11h

Just a single new treatment for drug-resistant #TB could generate $740M in health care savings globally.

That’s the power of #GlobalHealth R&D. #Innovate4Health

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Doing well by doing good: Why investing in global health R&D benefits the United States and the world

Examines the blockbuster returns from US government investment in global health R&D, including the lifesaving tools advanced and the economic and health benefits generated globally and domestically.

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Global Health Technologies Coalition (GHTC) @ghtcoalition.org · 17h

A new study, supported by @cepi.net, found that vaccines designed to protect against a wide range of coronaviruses could be a gamechanger in a future global coronavirus pandemic, dramatically reducing deaths and disruption.

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Research Roundup: Gaps in antibiotic R&D, Broad coronavirus vaccines, Low-cost HPV test

In this regular feature on Breakthroughs, we highlight some of the most interesting reads in global health research from the past week.

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Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) @mmv.org · 2d

Africa’s first-ever Phase 3 adaptive platform trial of #malaria treatments in early pregnancy has enrolled its first patient in Mali – a landmark moment for the SAFIRE consortium conducting the trial. 

Press release 👉 bit.ly/4hbmURr

#SAFIRE4MalariaInPregnancy

First patient enrolled in historic Phase 3 clinical trial to treat malaria in first-trimester pregnancy | Medicines for Malaria Venture

A major milestone in Africa’s first-ever study assessing malaria treatments in early pregnancy.

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Kevin Outterson @koutterson.bsky.social · 2d

The world needs better science to fight drug-resistant infections. #amr

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The AMR Panel Playbook: Eight Lessons for Building an Independent Panel on Antimicrobial Resistance

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the greatest health challenges of our time, responsible for 1.14 million deaths a year. Failure to keep resistance in check could lead to $1.7 trillion dollars...

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Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) @mmv.org · 1d

Ghana launches Coartem® Baby – the first #malaria medicine for newborns & infants – as momentum continues to build across Africa.

🌍 8 more countries are set to approve soon. bit.ly/4mPN8da

Coartem® Baby launches in Ghana | Medicines for Malaria Venture

Coartem Baby is the first malaria medicine to be approved for young infants

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AVAC @avac.org · 1d

@who.int has launched the Global Clinical Trials Forum to strengthen support for clinical trials & best practices around the world! GCTF's commitment to #GPP Guidelines ensure ethical stakeholder engagement in research. AVAC is proud to be a founding member,” said AVAC's Cindra Feuer buff.ly/QmbzyU0

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CEPI @cepi.net · 1d

New $1 million CEPI funding to AVAREF will invite regulators and ethicists to AVAREF joint review processes and simulation exercises to optimise the speed at which clinical trials of infectious disease vaccines are approved in Africa⤵️

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CEPI partners with AVAREF to boost clinical trial application reviews in Africa | CEPI

Funding will support how African regulatory agencies and ethics committees review and make emergency decisions on vaccine clinical trial applications.

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 1d

New!

World Health Organization releases new guidelines on tuberculosis and undernutrition

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Global Health Technologies Coalition (GHTC) @ghtcoalition.org · 1d

Last week, WHO published its latest reports on the new antibacterial agents and diagnostics in the pipeline, seeking to encourage R&D to invigorate the sparse pipeline of tools to address the growing global threat of antibiotic resistance. #AMR

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Research Roundup: Gaps in antibiotic R&D, Broad coronavirus vaccines, Low-cost HPV test

In this regular feature on Breakthroughs, we highlight some of the most interesting reads in global health research from the past week.

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Global Health Technologies Coalition (GHTC) @ghtcoalition.org · 2d

What's new in #GlobalHealth R&D?
🦠Gaps in antibiotic R&D
💉Broad coronavirus vaccines
🧪Low-cost #HPV test

www.ghtcoalition.org/blog/researc...

Research Roundup: Gaps in antibiotic R&D, Broad coronavirus vaccines, Low-cost HPV test

In this regular feature on Breakthroughs, we highlight some of the most interesting reads in global health research from the past week.

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Global Health Technologies Coalition (GHTC) @ghtcoalition.org · 5d

A is for access, B is for basic research, C is for clinical development….Find out what these and other commonly used research terms mean in our #GlobalHealth R&D dictionary. 🔤 🔬

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Global Health Research and Development Dictionary: Global Health Technologies Coalition

Find the definitions of frequently-used terms in the global health R&D field.

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Global Health Technologies Coalition (GHTC) @ghtcoalition.org · 5d

Strong federal research support has made the US a leader in #GlobalHealth research. But as the US reduces support for research and other nations make investments, innovators may take their talents elsewhere.

www.ghtcoalition.org/blog/the-ame...

The American brain drain: How a US retreat from research is driving innovators abroad

Recent US government actions threaten to contribute to a national brain drain of US researchers leaving the biomedical fields and moving to other countries.

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Global Health Technologies Coalition (GHTC) @ghtcoalition.org · 6d

35 years since the World Summit for Children, we're taking a look at innovative tools that have already saved millions of lives and new tools in the pipeline that could improve children's health even more, like neonatal sepsis tests funded by @carb-x.bsky.social

www.ghtcoalition.org/blog/thirty-...

Thirty-five years on from the UN World Summit on Children, where are we on children’s health?

In recognition of the 35th anniversary of the World Summit for Children, we're spotlighting innovative technologies rolled out since 1990 that have transformed children's health around the world and n...

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Global Health Technologies Coalition (GHTC) @ghtcoalition.org · 6d

Strong US investments in #GlobalHealth research fueled top-tier talent & drew innovators from abroad. Reductions in research spending, support for universities, & training programs could lead many researchers to leave the field or country altogether.

www.ghtcoalition.org/blog/the-ame...

The American brain drain: How a US retreat from research is driving innovators abroad

Recent US government actions threaten to contribute to a national brain drain of US researchers leaving the biomedical fields and moving to other countries.

www.ghtcoalition.org

Global Health Technologies Coalition (GHTC) @ghtcoalition.org · 6d

“We’re finally on track to finding new strategies that allow adults and children to control HIV on their own. It is a terrible time to be cutting off funding for this research."

Global Health Technologies Coalition (GHTC) @ghtcoalition.org · 6d

Recent NIH funding cuts have led to >5k grants being ended, including 148 trials, several for HIV, that now hang in the balance.

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The damage done - Nature Medicine

When clinical trials are suddenly halted by US funding cuts, there are repercussions for investigators and patients, and they do not stop at borders.

Global Health Technologies Coalition (GHTC) @ghtcoalition.org · 6d

A new CRISPR-based RNA test could help track the parasites that spread Human African trypanosomiasis, or sleeping sickness, which affects around 500 people per year and many more livestock animals.

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Research Roundup: Malaria monoclonal antibody, Promising leishmaniasis treatment, New sleeping sickness test

In this regular feature on Breakthroughs, we highlight some of the most interesting reads in global health research from the past week.

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Global Health Technologies Coalition (GHTC) @ghtcoalition.org · 7d

The US has long been a leader in #GlobalHealth R&D, supported by consistent government funding. But recent actions targeting funding and global collaborations could lead to fewer breakthroughs, reduced economic benefits, and a costly brain drain for the nation.

www.ghtcoalition.org/blog/the-ame...

The American brain drain: How a US retreat from research is driving innovators abroad

Recent US government actions threaten to contribute to a national brain drain of US researchers leaving the biomedical fields and moving to other countries.

www.ghtcoalition.org

Global Health Technologies Coalition (GHTC) @ghtcoalition.org · 7d

A Japanese research team has isolated natural compounds from marine sponges that demonstrate an ability to kill parasites that cause #leishmaniasis, which affects approximately 12 million people around the world.

www.ghtcoalition.org/blog/researc...

Research Roundup: Malaria monoclonal antibody, Promising leishmaniasis treatment, New sleeping sickness test

In this regular feature on Breakthroughs, we highlight some of the most interesting reads in global health research from the past week.

www.ghtcoalition.org

Global Health Technologies Coalition (GHTC) @ghtcoalition.org · 8d

35 years since the World Summit for Children, we're taking a look at lifesaving technologies and new tools in the pipeline that could improve children's health even more, like new vaccines for diarrheal disease from @path.org @defeatdd.bsky.social

www.ghtcoalition.org/blog/thirty-...

Thirty-five years on from the UN World Summit on Children, where are we on children’s health?

In recognition of the 35th anniversary of the World Summit for Children, we're spotlighting innovative technologies rolled out since 1990 that have transformed children's health around the world and n...

www.ghtcoalition.org

Global Health Technologies Coalition (GHTC) @ghtcoalition.org · 8d

USAID helped deliver lifesaving care and backed R&D that protects Americans and global communities—advancing health security, innovation, and US global leadership and partnerships. That progress is now at risk.

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Trump’s USAID pause stranded lifesaving drugs. Children died waiting.

USAID antimalarial and HIV supplies valued at nearly $140 million were delayed in the first half of the year or not delivered at all due to the Trump administration’s foreign aid pause, The Post found...

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Global Health Technologies Coalition (GHTC) @ghtcoalition.org · 8d

The U.S. has long been a leader in R&D, with strong gov't funding fueling technology breakthroughs & economic gains. But recent US actions threaten to lead to a national brain drain of researchers leaving the biomedical fields or the country altogether.

www.ghtcoalition.org/blog/the-ame...

The American brain drain: How a US retreat from research is driving innovators abroad

Recent US government actions threaten to contribute to a national brain drain of US researchers leaving the biomedical fields and moving to other countries.

www.ghtcoalition.org

Global Health Technologies Coalition (GHTC) @ghtcoalition.org · 8d

A Phase 1 clinical trial testing an experimental monoclonal antibody for malaria found that the highest dose of the treatment studied was highly effective in preventing #malaria.

www.ghtcoalition.org/blog/researc...

Research Roundup: Malaria monoclonal antibody, Promising leishmaniasis treatment, New sleeping sickness test

In this regular feature on Breakthroughs, we highlight some of the most interesting reads in global health research from the past week.

www.ghtcoalition.org

Global Health Technologies Coalition (GHTC) @ghtcoalition.org · 9d

35 years since the World Summit for Children, we're taking a look at the innovative technologies rolled out since 1990 that have already saved millions of lives and new tools in the pipeline that could improve child health even more.

www.ghtcoalition.org/blog/thirty-...

Thirty-five years on from the UN World Summit on Children, where are we on children’s health?

In recognition of the 35th anniversary of the World Summit for Children, we're spotlighting innovative technologies rolled out since 1990 that have transformed children's health around the world and n...

www.ghtcoalition.org