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$43,243,459

Department of Health and Human Services·National Institutes of Health

to THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY

biotechactive
ACTION DATE·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDASST_NON_UM1AI069518_075
Award description

THE MALAWI CLINICAL TRIALS UNIT

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In plain English

Funds Johns Hopkins to operate a clinical trials unit in Malawi for infectious disease research and treatment studies.

Sub-sectors
clinical-trialsinfectious-diseaseglobal-health
Why this matters

Strengthens U.S. global health research capacity and generates evidence for treating diseases prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa.

U.S.–China competition angle

Establishes U.S. research presence in Africa, countering Chinese medical diplomacy and health initiatives in the region.

Generated by award_classification v1.0.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-14. Cost: $0.001224.

Period of performance
Start
2007-02-15
End
2027-11-30
Status
activein 565 days
Sources

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