July/August 2011 Global Health Matters Newsletter

July/August 2011 Global Health Matters Newsletter

Global Health Matters , Fogarty International Center's newsletter, includes the latest information on global health research, and is published by the Office of Communications. The newsletter is distributed by email every two months.

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• Noncommunicable disease (NCD) panel highlights need for comprehensive solutions
• Arab Spring provides new opportunities for US collaborations with Egypt
• New research details spread of swine flu virus
• Domesticated foxes provide insight into human behavior
• Focus on the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
  • About NIAID
  • HIV/AIDS: 30 years of hard-won victories
  • Q and A with NIAID Director Dr. Anthony S. Fauci
  • NTDs and the skewed burden of disease
  • Research targets new diagnostics, drugs and vaccines for TB
  • NIAID-funded centers seek to enhance malaria control
  • Basis for key parasite function in malaria found
  • ICER program fosters research collaborations in developing countries
  • Centers expand global reach of influenza research
  • NIAID funding and training for foreign scientists and institutions
  • Giant steps in the battle against HIV/AIDS: opinion by Fogarty Director Dr. Roger I. Glass
• Focusing on new medicines for the developing world
• Ambassador Goosby’s long view on the fight against HIV/AIDS
• First Lady Michelle Obama visits Fogarty grantee in Botswana
• Global health briefs
• People in the news

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