January / February 2020 Global Health Matters Newsletter

Inside this Issue

• NIH mobilizes research to address new coronavirus
• NIH, Fogarty receive funding hikes for Fiscal Year 2020
• Focus on mobile health:
  • Developing mobile solutions to improve health
  • Innovative microscope enables early cancer diagnoses
  • Scientists develop app to diagnose, treat leishmaniasis
  • Mobile tool designed to alleviate late-stage cancer pain
• Building trust in vaccines is essential for global health
  Opinion by Fogarty Director Dr Roger I Glass
• Prioritizing research training and medical education in Africa
  Q and A with Dr Jean Nachega
• Scientist studies the moringa plant’s medicinal, nutritional benefits
• Global sepsis burden is double previous estimates
• China overtaking US as global research leader
• People in global health news
• Global health briefs

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