March / April 2021 Global Health Matters Newsletter

Inside this Issue

• Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) 2021 annual meeting explores COVID-19 and health equity
• Award established to honor Dr James G Hakim
• NIH and Fogarty stand against structural racism in biomedical research
  Opinion by Fogarty Director Dr Roger I Glass
• Training neglected populations to use the tool of research
  Q and A with TDR Director Dr John Reeder
• Profile: Fogarty Fellow Dr Joseph Matovu investigates HIV self-testing in Ugandan fishing community
• Experts urge global adoption of One Health approach
• Focus: MEPI program enabled African junior faculty to develop research skills, become independent investigators
• Voices of MEPI Junior Faculty fellows:
  • Dr Edwin Walong
  • Dr Bongani Nkambule
  • Dr Patience A Muwanguzi
  • Dr Tariro Mawoza-Chikuni
  • Dr George Gwako
  • Dr Margaret Ilomuanya
  • Dr Tsitsi Monera-Penduka
  • Dr Mubuuke Gonzaga
  • Dr Henry Mark Lugobe
• WHO examines global burden of hearing loss
• People in global health news
• Global health news briefs

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