The Roger I. Glass Award for Excellence in Global Health Research honors Dr. Glass for his outstanding contributions to global health and research and for his commitment to training the next generation of researchers in global health. Dr. Glass has led a decorated career as the longest serving director of the Fogarty International Center at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and associate director for global health at NIH. Notably, he served for 30 years as a medical epidemiologist and virologist at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), where he trained more than 60 Epidemic Intelligence Service Officers and postdocs, setting them on a path to work on significant global public health issues. He has always believed that training young investigators with research and leadership skills could provide them a strong background in science to solve some of today’s most compelling global health problems. 

The Emerging and Established Researcher Awards will be given annually to honor a career dedicated to global health research and capacity building, underscoring Dr. Roger I. Glass’ fundamental belief in the value of global health partnerships to support innovations that will improve the health and well-being of persons throughout the world. The early career Emerging Researcher Award will honor novel contributions by a CDC permanent full-time employee who has or will lead to a significant improvement in global health outcomes. The Established Researcher Award will recognize an outstanding leader in global health, whose research and its implementation through programs has saved lives and improved the health and well-being of people living in low -and middle -income countries.  

Currently there are numerous tools and activities used to assist countries in the collection of and use of routine tuberculosis (TB) surveillance, costing, and program data. However, implementation of such activities can place an extensive burden on Ministries of Health and implementing partners and may not occur in an efficient manner. With funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the CDC Foundation is working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Global HIV and Tuberculosis to conduct a review of globally-endorsed TB data generation and analysis tools. The goal of this project is to document effective and efficient approaches to the use of TB data generation and analysis tools, in order to optimize the manner in which donors and partners invest in and provide technical support to country TB programs. This project draws on CDC’s expertise in TB surveillance and program evaluation, as well as its strong partnerships with countries and global stakeholders. These stakeholders will provide input into this review, with a view to consolidating data collection and analytical methods for more efficient use. Findings will be synthesized into a framework that will be used to improve the efficiency of TB data generation globally and increase country use of TB data to prioritize resource allocation for effective program implementation.