September / October 2015 Global Health Matters Newsletter

Inside this Issue

• NIH awards $36M to train junior faculty in Africa through MEPI program
• Rwandan Minister of Health Dr Agnes Binagwaho discusses country's health advances
• Focus on research in China:
  • Research advances in China improve health globally
  • Chinese researchers discovered effectiveness of artemisinin against malaria
  • Arsenic added to cancer therapy after studies in China
  • Benzene research in China informs EPA regulation
  • Asian diet examined for clues to improve health
  • Chinese study shows folic acid helps reduce stroke risk
  • Profile: Fogarty Scholar Dr Emily Vogtmann studies cancer threats
  • Q and A with Dr Roger Detels on HIV/AIDS research and training
• Former Fogarty trainees help eliminate hepatitis C in Georgia
• Fogarty aims to inspire future global health leaders
  Opinion by Fogarty Director Dr Roger I Glass
• HHS announces proposed changes to Common Rule
• Queen of Spain visits NIH to discuss cancer research
• People in the news
• Global health briefs

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