Global Health Matters September/October 2022

Focus: Antivenom, an essential medicine in need of a 21st century makeover

• Catapulting antivenom into the 21st Century
  
• Engineering a new molecule to neutralize venoms
  
• Optimizing access to antivenom in the Amazon
• A brief history of antivenom

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Treatment for drug-resistant TB still effective with lower dosage and fewer side effects

A Fogarty partnership between Emory University and Georgian National Center for Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (NCTLD) was central to this groundbreaking trial.

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Fogarty webinar series highlights food and nutrition insecurity

The three-part series will explore the relationship of food insecurity to health, and present innovative projects from various countries that can be adapted to the U.S. to address this global challenge. Webinars take place November 3, 10, and 21.

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Integrating oral and general health is essential

• Q&A with National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research Deputy Director Dr. Jennifer Webster-Cyriaque
  
• Fogarty fellow Dr. Ashley Karczewski researched how antiretroviral treatment (ART) influences protective peptides in saliva
  
• Oral health researchers welcome here! – Opinion by Fogarty Director Dr. Roger I. Glass

Also In This Issue

• Advocate Claudine Humure discusses her vision of an equitable future for Rwandan amputees
• Tracking equity through authorship
• People in global health news
• Global health news briefs
  

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