The Center for Innovation in Global Health

Building lasting solutions to global health challenges through research, programs, and policy

The Center for Innovation in Global Health (CIGH) partners with governments, civil society, and others to develop and advance scalable public health solutions around the world. Established by Dr. Charles Holmes, CIGH brings together a multi-disciplinary team with a track record of tackling some of the toughest challenges in public health.

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In the Wake of U.S. Cuts, African Leaders Advance Recommendations for a Sustainable HIV Response

Amid historic cuts to U.S. global health funding, Ministries of Health and AIDS Commissions from 11 African countries gathered in Malawi to chart a sustainable path forward for HIV prevention. Co-chaired by CIGH Director Dr. Charles Holmes, the high-level convening focused on country-led innovations to protect hard-won gains and sustain progress despite shifting donor support. Read More

CIGH leads HIVR4P symposium in Lima on optimizing long-acting HIV PrEP

CIGH experts joined the HIVR4P conference in Lima, Peru, and together with the Government of Malawi, convened an exciting satellite session focusing on emerging data from Malawi’s long-acting PrEP rollout: “PathToScale for Injectable PrEP in Malawi: Formative insights from providers and clients and managing demand for new products.” Read More

CIGH joins World Health Organization Panel in Munich

CIGH Director, Dr. Charles Holmes joined an expert panel with WHO, Gates Foundation and civil society leaders at the July 2024 25th International AIDS Conference in Munich, Germany in a session entitled, “What’s new in WHO guidelines: sustainability, monitoring, disease control and elimination.” Read More

Malawi launches 10,000 person rollout of long-acting injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV

CIGH Director, Dr. Charles Holmes joined with the Ministry of Health, National AIDS Commission and other partners in Malawi during the first weeks of the launch of long-acting injectable PrEP in Malawi. Dr. Holmes and the CIGH team are working in partnership with the government of Malawi, NGOs and civil society leaders, through grant support from the Gates Foundation, to accelerate a reduction in new HIV infections through the delivery of long-acting injectable PrEP to 10,000 people vulnerable to HIV over the next two years. Read more on LinkedIn. 

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Events

Accelerating the Sustainability of HIV Programs: A Regional Convening in Malawi

From February 18-19, 2025, CIGH co-hosted a regional convening in Lilongwe, Malawi, focused on advancing sustainable HIV programming, with a focus on HIV prevention. The meeting brought together senior leaders from 11 African countries—alongside technical experts, civil society, and partners—to address urgent challenges in the face of global health funding cuts.

Discussions centered on integrating HIV prevention into primary care, strengthening digital and workforce systems, and expanding access to innovations like long-acting PrEP. CIGH Director Dr. Charles Holmes co-chaired the convening with Dr. Beatrice Matanji of Malawi’s National AIDS Commission and Dr. Lilian Chunda of the Ministry of Health.

Insights from the convening will contribute to an upcoming Lancet series on sustainability of the HIV response.

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