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Global Health Matters July/August 2023
A seat at the table: Diversifying voices in bioethics
Since its inception in 2000, Fogarty’s International Bioethics Training program has aimed to develop expertise so all countries can participate equally in the global dialogue on research ethics.
Building health research resilience in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Acting Director Peter Kilmarx reflects on a June 2023 visit to Warsaw, Poland, where he met with current and former Fogarty trainees including many from Ukraine.
Profiling the lung microbiome to fight COPD in Uganda
Dr. Alex Kayongo, a Fogarty-trained investigator, is using bronchoscopies to examine the lung microbiome of Ugandans living with HIV and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Peru’s research infrastructure, supported by Fogarty, continues to blossom
Beginning in the early 1990s, Fogarty-supported training programs began in earnest in Peru. Three decades later, early trainees have risen through the ranks in Peruvian health research and now train up-and-coming researchers.
TB drug interactions among people living with HIV in Uganda
Christine Sekaggya-Wiltshire studied the correlation between blood concentration of TB drugs and HIV treatment outcomes.
Building infrastructure for digital health technology in Africa
Deshen Moodley returned to South Africa to train health professionals to use technology.
Also In This Issue
- NIH welcomes a new generation of African scientific leaders to campus
- Newborn sepsis deaths linked to ineffective antibiotics
- NIH hosts symposium on emerging topics in global health
- People in global health news
- Global health news briefs
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