Non-Governmental Organizations Involved in U.S. Global Health Policy

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The following are major non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that are involved in U.S. global health policy, including policy and research institutes, advocacy groups, industry representatives, funders, and organizations involved in implementing policy initiatives.

AIDS Healthcare Foundation -- Provides medical care in a number of countries (including the U.S.) and advocates on HIV/AIDS issues.

AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition -- An organization engaged in policy analysis and advocacy around the "ethical development and eventual global delivery of AIDS vaccines and other new HIV prevention options as part of a comprehensive response to the pandemic."

amfAR -- A non-profit HIV/AIDS research group that also engages in public policy advocacy and analysis.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation -- A philanthropy with a focus in developing countries "on improving people’s health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty." (The Kaiser Family Foundation's global health policy work is supported, in part, by a grant from the Gates Foundation.)

CARE -- A humanitarian organization dedicated to "fighting global poverty," with a "special focus on working alongside poor women."

Carter Center -- An organization that "seeks to prevent and resolve conflicts, enhance freedom and democracy, and improve health."

Center for Global Development -- A policy research organization "dedicated to reducing global poverty and inequality and to making globalization work for the poor."

Center for Global Health Policy -- Established by the Infectious Disease Society of America and the HIV Medicine Association, the center works to "support and promote U.S. efforts to combat HIV/AIDS and TB around the world."

Center for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE) -- A U.S.-based organization that seeks "to ensure that U.S. international policies and programs promote women’s and girls’ sexual and reproductive health within a human rights framework."

Center for Strategic and International Studies -- An international policy institute that "conducts research and analysis and develops policy initiatives," operating the Global Health Policy Center and the Commission on Smart Global Health.

Clinton Foundation -- Operates programs to "strengthen the capacity of people in the United States and throughout the world to meet the challenges of global interdependence," including the Clinton Health Access Initiative and the Clinton Global Initiative, which features an annual meeting of world leaders in New York.

Council on Foreign Relations -- A think tank working to promote "understanding of foreign policy and America’s role in the world" and publisher of the journal Foreign Affairs.

Doctors Without Borders/Medicins Sans Frontieres -- A humanitarian group that "provides independent, impartial assistance to those most in need" and advocates for "improved medical treatments and protocols."

Duke Global Health Institute -- A research institute that focuses on "health disparities around the world."

Earth Institute, Columbia University -- A research institute focusing on sustainable development issues, including public health, food and nutrition, water, and poverty.

Ford Foundation -- A philanthropy aiming to "advance social justice," working on issues of economic fairness, sustainable development, and sexuality and reproductive health and rights.

Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria -- A U.S.-based "advocacy organization dedicated to sustaining and expanding U.S. support for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria."

Global AIDS Alliance -- An advocacy organization working on HIV/AIDS issues.

Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria -- An international coalition of companies collaborating and advocating on health issues.

Global Health Council -- A membership organization that seeks to "improve the health of those living in the developing world by improving the effectiveness of programs and increasing overall funding for these programs" and sponsors an annual conference on global health.

Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases -- An "advocacy initiative dedicated to raising the awareness, political will, and funding necessary to control and eliminate the most common neglected tropical diseases."

Health GAP -- An advocacy group "dedicated to eliminating barriers to global access to affordable life-sustaining medicines for people living with HIV/AIDS as key to a comprehensive strategy to confront and ultimately stop the AIDS pandemic."

Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington -- A research organization focusing on "measuring the world’s most pressing health issues and providing scientific evaluations of health system and health program performance."

Interaction -- A coalition of U.S. non-governmental organizations "focused on the world’s poor and most vulnerable people." 

International AIDS Society -- An independent association of HIV/AIDS professionals that is engaged in advocacy and also convenes the biennial International AIDS Conference and the IAS Conference series, which focuses on HIV-related biomedical research.

International Food Policy Research Institute -- An organization that works to "achieve sustainable food security and reduce poverty in developing countries through scientific research and research-related activities."

International Medical Corps -- A humanitarian organization "dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs."

Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health -- A research center focusing on global health challenges, particularly in developing countries.

Kaiser Family Foundation -- A non-profit private operating foundation, based in Menlo Park, California, dedicated to producing and communicating the best possible information and analysis on health issues.

Malaria No More -- A U.S. non-profit that aims to make "high-yield investments of time and capital to speed progress, unlock resources, mobilize new assets and spur the world toward" to goal of ending deaths from malaria, and operates the Malaria Policy Center.

Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network – A coalition whose "goal is to help build a safer, more prosperous world by strengthening the United States’ ability to alleviate extreme poverty, create opportunities for growth, and secure human dignity in developing countries." 

Neglected Tropical Diseases Coalition -- A coalition of groups that "serves as a forum where NTD-focused organizations can work together - especially to coordinate their advocacy, implementation and resource mobilization efforts."

ONE -- An advocacy organization co-founded by the musician Bono focusing on poverty and development.

Oxfam America -- An "international relief and development organization that creates lasting solutions to poverty, hunger, and injustice."

Pangaea Global AIDS Foundation -- Provides support to the development of health care treatment and prevention in resource-poor settings.

PATH -- A non-profit group working to "improve the health of people around the world" through the use of "appropriate health technologies."

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) -- An association of pharmaceutical research and biotechnology companies.

RESULTS -- A U.S. non-profit group focused on "building support for proven poverty-fighting strategies."

Results for Development Institute -- A non-profit institute that "delivers policy analysis, critical information, decision-making tools, and policy advice" aiming to "reduce poverty and improve lives in developing countries."

Rockefeller Foundation -- A philanthropy that "supports work that expands opportunity and strengthens resilience to social, economic, health and environmental challenges."

Roll Back Malaria -- A partnership launched by WHO, UNICEF, UNDP, and the World Bank to "provide a coordinated global response" to malaria. 

Save the Children – An organization dedicated to fostering “lasting, positive change in the lives of children in need in the U.S. and around the world,” including through health and education. 

Stop TB Partnership -- A network of governmental and private organizations that aims to "realize the goal of eliminating TB as a public health problem."

University of California Global Health Institute -- A multi-campus initiative focused on "producing leaders and practitioners of global health, conducting innovative research, and developing international partnerships to improve the health of vulnerable people and communities in California and world-wide." 

The following product development partnerships (PDPs) are public-private collaborations that can include governments, corporations, U.N. agencies, academia and/or NGOs to research and develop treatments, vaccines, prophylaxes, and diagnostics for the developing world.

Areas Global TB Vaccine Foundation focuses on developing a vaccine for tuberculosis.

Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) develops treatments for diseases that largely affect the world's poor.

Foundation for Innovative Diagnostics (FIND) develops and implements diagnostic tools for poverty-related diseases.

International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) supports the development of an HIV vaccine.

International Partnership for Microbicides works to develop microbicides for women in developing countries to help protect themselves from HIV infection.

Medicines for Malaria Venture develops and facilitates delivery of new malaria treatments.

TB Alliance focuses developing tuberculosis treatments.

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