November / December 2015 Global Health Matters Newsletter

Inside this Issue

• US and Canada partner to invest $21 million for environmental and occupational health research hubs in developing countries
• US scientists explore research partnerships with Cuba
• Focus on brain disorders research:
  • NIH-led effort details global brain disorders research agenda in Nature supplement
• H3Africa spurs range of genomic research, training
• Q and A with Dr Nicola Mulder on bioinformatics and H3Africa
• NIH aims to increase collaboration on chronic diseases
• Profile: Fogarty Fellow Dr Akwi Asombang advances cancer research in Zambia
• Setting sustainable global health goals
  Opinion by Fogarty Director Dr Roger I Glass
• NIH makes Rep John E Fogarty's papers available online
• People in the news
• Global health briefs

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