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NCD panel highlights need for comprehensive solutions Dr. Julio Frenk, speaking during the Global Health Council’s 2011 annual conference session devoted to non-communicable diseases (NCDs), emphasized the need to deploy comprehensive strategies to address NCDs in low-and middle-income countries. Read full article...
Arab Spring provides new opportunities for US collaborations with Egypt Egypt is poised for a scientific renaissance with a plan to more than double its research investment over the next four years, according to the country’s science minister Dr. Amr Salama, who visited NIH recently to meet with senior leaders. Read full article...
Focus on NIAID About NIAID HIV/AIDS: 30 years of hard-won victories Q and A with NIAID Director Dr. Anthony S. Fauci NTDs and the skewed burden of disease Research targets TB NIAID-funded centers seek to enhance malaria control Basis for key parasite function in malaria found ICER program fosters research collaborations Centers expand global reach of influenza research NIAID funding & training Enews exclusive Giant steps in the battle against HIV/AIDS: opinion by Fogarty Director Dr. Roger I. Glass
New research details spread of swine flu virus The spread of the influenza A/H1 virus follows large-scale movements of swine from the south to the Midwest, according to a new paper by Fogarty investigators published in PLoS Pathogens. Read full article...
Domesticated foxes provide insight into human behavior Russian scientist Lyudmila Trut builds on previous studies demonstrating that domestication of foxes involves the acquisition of the ability to interpret human intent from facial expressions and body language of humans. Read full article...
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2011 Global Health Conference November 13-15, 2011 - Montreal, Canada Jointly presented by the Canadian Society for International Health, the Consortium of Universities for Global Health and the Global Health Education Consortium. Submit abstracts to present by August 1, 2011. See the Abstract Submission information and guidelines .
Ecology of Infectious Diseases Initiative (EID) This joint NIH-National Science Foundation program is currently being competed under NSF program announcement (NSF 10-616). Deadline: December 14, 2011
Establishing an evidence base for e-health , a call for papers from the Bulletin of the World Health Organization. Evidence is needed to promote equity of access to information and health services, and to strengthen activities and programmes that support local, regional, national and global health communities. Deadline: November 20, 2011
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