September / October 2014 Global Health Matters e-newsletter

September / October 2014 Global Health Matters e-newsletter

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September / October 2014

US-Africa summit encourages health investments NIH Director Francis Collins hosted a number of African leaders and delegations at the NIH campus before and after the first-ever US-Africa Leaders Summit. Read full article... Research is essential to improving health in Africa Opinion by Fogarty Director Dr Roger I Glass NIH prepares for new MEPI research support
NIH speeds efforts to test Ebola vaccine Initial human testing of an investigational vaccine to prevent Ebola virus disease began this month at NIH, led by NIAID scientists. Read full article... Related news: Ebola virus disease (EVD) information and resources
Pakistan builds trauma and injury research capacity With Fogarty support, researchers at Johns Hopkins University, Aga Khan University and Khyber Medical University have helped transform research on emergency care, injury and trauma in Pakistan. Read full article... Related news: Researchers aim to cut child injury in Pakistani homes
Chronic diseases threaten HIV/AIDS progress An international group of scientists has proposed an urgent research agenda to study HIV comorbidities in a special issue of the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes . Read full article...

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