Public health to a healthier future. The links between the various sustainable development goals and public health are numerous and well established: The U.S. Global Health Initiative was created in 2009 by President Obama in an attempt to have a more holistic, comprehensive approach to improving global health as opposed to previous, disease-specific interventions. The Global Health Initiative is a six-year plan, "to develop a comprehensive U.S. government strategy for global health, building on the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) to combat HIV as well as U.S. efforts to address tuberculosis (TB) and malaria, and augmenting the focus on other
The Grand Challenges in Global Health Goal 2: Create New Vaccines Goal 3: Control Insect Vectors Goal 4: Improve Nutrition Goal 5: Limit Drug Resistance Goal 6: Cure Infection Goal 7: Measure Health Status Today: The GCGH is launching a new Grand Challenge in Family Health. Currently, two new grant opportunities exist under this challenge: Grand Challenges Explorations promotes invention in global health research. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has committed $100 million to support scientists across the world in increasing the span of ideas to fight our most daunting health challenges. Launched in 2008, Grand Challenge Explorations grants have already been awarded to 495