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Upcoming Event: Barmes Global Health Lecture Medical Research and Capacity Building for Development: The Experience of Rwanda By Dr. Agnes Binagwaho, Rwandan Minister of Health Wed., July 29, 2015, 11:30 a.m. EDT, NIH Campus, Bethesda, MD No registration is required. The lecture is free and open to the public, and will be webcast live .
US-China renew commitment to global health security U.S. and Chinese health officials met on the NIH campus in June to discuss Ebola and global health security, renewing a longstanding commitment to collaborate. >> Full article
Fogarty awards new grants to advance ICT for research and training New awards through Fogarty's eCapacity initiative will support innovative programs to better integrate ICT into research and training in low-resource settings. >> Full article
New career development program launched for LMIC scientists Fogarty has launched the Emerging Global Leader program, a new junior faculty career development award to support scientists in low- and middle-income countries. >> Full article
Scientists aim to defeat Middle East respiratory virus The NIH and global partners are supporting multiple studies to pave the way for treatments and vaccines for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). >> Full article
Focus on NIDA: National Institute on Drug Abuse marks 20 years of International Forum NIH's National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) supports international scientists as they make vital research discoveries and build much needed expertise in low-resource countries. >> Full article
Researchers slow HIV spread among drug users in Vietnam Prevention research supported by NIDA and Fogarty has helped Vietnam limit the spread of HIV from drug users to the wider population. >> Full article
Scientists tackle disease in Kazakhstan drug injectors NIDA-supported researchers have designed programs targeting couples, female sex workers and youth to help reduce the impact of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases in Kazakhstan. >> Full article
NIDA, Fogarty work to reduce smoking in Argentina NIDA and Fogarty have funded several projects to produce data, test interventions and develop Argentine expertise in tobacco research. >> Full article
Profile: Fogarty Fellow documents drugs and HIV risk in Kenya As a Fogarty Fellow, Dr. Jennifer Syvertsen measured patterns of drug injection and HIV risk in the Nyanza Province of Kenya. >> Full article
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