November / December 2016 Global Health Matters Newsletter

Inside this Issue

• Global health community pays tribute to NIH Director Dr Francis S Collins
• Recognizing NIH Director Dr Francis S Collins, a global health hero
  Opinion by Fogarty Director Dr Roger I Glass
• NIH Director Dr Francis S Collins discusses the value of global health research and training
• Fogarty provides support to Ebola-affected countries
• Focus on the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS):
  • Developing neurological research capacity in LMICs
  • Chagas disease studies inform Zika research in Brazil
  • NIH funds research network to reduce stroke in Africa
• NIH-funded trial to assess benefits of clean cookstoves
• Profile: Fogarty Fellow Dr Laura Lewandowski studies lupus in South African children
• Global research funders launch World Report tool to aid funding analysis
• NIH gathers experts to discuss Zika and child development
• People in the news
• Global health briefs

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