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October 2010 Global Health Matters eNewsletter
October 2010
- HHS partners with PEPFAR to transform African medical education
- Focus on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
- NIH partners on clean cookstoves initiative
- US-Japanese collaborations yield results
- Scholars, Fellows gather to share research findings
- Fogarty receives grant for water, sanitation studies in Pakistan
Also in This Issue
Upcoming Events
Funding Opportunities: Upcoming Deadlines
| HHS partners with PEPFAR HHS is partnering with PEPFAR to invest as much as $130 million over five years to transform African medical education and dramatically increase the number of health care workers. Read full article... |
| Focus on the Recovery Act Fogarty awards final Recovery Act funds Recovery Act projects produce results NIH Director awards $8 million for innovation Fogarty grants $4 million for multidisciplinary teams Recovery Act enhances human subjects research |
| NIH partners on clean cookstoves initiative NIH is participating in a new partnership to address indoor air pollution caused by cookstoves, one of the top five health risks in developing countries. Read full article... |
| US-Japanese collaborations yield results U.S.-Japanese research collaborations not only provide scientists of both nationalities the opportunity to train in new areas but also spur discoveries that might not otherwise occur. Read full article... |
| Scholars, Fellows gather to share findings Several hundred alumni of the Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars and Fellows program gathered near the NIH campus recently for their first-ever reunion and scientific symposium. Read full article... |
| Fogarty receives Pakistan grant A Fogarty team of scientists has received a three-year grant to study water, sanitation and health in Pakistan. Read full article... |
Also in This Issue
- Guest Opinion: Moving PEPFAR from emergency response to sustainable effort
- Music and science strengthen US-China relations
- Eli Lilly funds US-Russia science forum
- Women’s health research office marks 20 years
- UN to focus on non-communicable diseases
- South Africa studies systems strengthening
- Fogarty Scholar dies in Uganda traffic accident
- Fogarty welcomes new advisory board members
- Global health briefs
- People in the news
Upcoming Events
mHealth Summit
November 8-10, 2010 - Washington, DC
The key opportunity for leaders in government, private sector/industry, academia and not-for-profit organizations to share information and experiences related to the intersection of mobile technology, health research, and policy.NIH Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation
March 21-22, 2011 - Bethesda, MD
Researchers, evaluators and implementers engage in dialog, exchange ideas, explore contemporary topics and challenge one another to identify and test research approaches that will advance dissemination and implementation science.
Deadline for proposals: November 12, 2010
Funding Opportunities: Upcoming Deadlines
Limited Competition for the Global Research Initiative Program, Basic/Biomedical Sciences (R01) - Deadlines Non-AIDS January 2011; AIDS March 10, 2011
Limited Competition for the Global Research Initiative Program, Behavioral/Social Sciences (R01) - Deadlines Non-AIDS January 2011; AIDS March 10, 2011
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