NIH requests input on greater equity in global health research 

Fogarty and seven partner NIH institutes and centers request input on approaches NIH might take to promote greater equity in global health research conducted in low- and middle- income countries. Submit comments by August 1, 2022. Full Article >>

Focus: Reckoning with the global toll of antimicrobial resistance 

Resistant pathogens end more lives than HIV/AIDS and malaria. While no nation is immune to AMR, low- and middle-income countries—home to nearly 85% of the world’s population—shoulder the highest burden. Full Article >>

Opinion: To improve global health, invest in people  

WHO estimates an additional 18 million health workers are needed globally by 2030. Since 1989, Fogarty has trained more than 7,500 individuals from over 130 countries as part of our mission to build research capacity in low- and middle-income countries.  Full Article >>

How to create sustainable teen HIV care 

At the annual meeting of the Adolescent HIV Prevention and Treatment Implementation Science Alliance, Drs. Linda-Gail Bekker and Elvin Geng spoke about tailoring HIV interventions to the needs of adolescent populations and considering the context of those interventions.  Full Article >>

Profile: Former Fogarty fellow tackles sickle cell disease in Tanzania 

Seeing the impact sickle cell disease had on many Tanzanians, former Fogarty Fellow Dr. Siana Nkya chose to research the genetic factors that influence fetal hemoglobin levels and the correlation with severity of the disease.  Full Article >>

Also in this Issue

• Global Health Fellows & Scholars return with LAUNCH 
• Reducing injuries in Egypt: Q & A with Mohamed Seif El-din 
• Fogarty welcomes new board members 
• NIH launches new scientific data sharing website 
• Track your scientific contributions with an ORCID iD 

 

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Funding opportunities

• Chronic, Noncommunicable Diseases and Disorders Research Training
  Application deadline: July 13, 2022
• Global Infectious Disease Research Training
  Application deadline: August 3, 2022
• HIV Research Training Program
  Application deadline: August 22, 2022
• Harnessing Data Science for Health Discovery and Innovation in Africa
  Application deadline: September 28, 2022
• Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Fellowship Opportunities
  Application deadline: September 30, 2022
• All Fogarty funding opportunities
• Subscribe to NIH global health funding opportunities email alerts

Upcoming events

• June 16-17
  Venice, Italy: ICGH 2022: 16. International Conference on Global Health 
• June 19
  Virtual: World Sickle Cell Day 
• June 21–24
  Brussels and Virtual: ONE – Health, Environment, Society – Conference 2022 
• June 22
  Virtual: Climate Change and Health: Generating Research Evidence for Action, welcome by Fogarty Director Dr. Roger I. Glass
  Part of the NIH Climate Change and Health Initiative Seminar Series
• July 16
  Virtual: Harnessing Data Science for Health Discovery and Innovation in Africa: Research Education Program & Partnership for Innovation Research Projects
• July 29–August 2
  Montreal, Canada and Virtual: The 24th International AIDS Conference 
• July 31–August 4
  San Diego and Virtual: Alzheimer's Association International Conference 
• August 2–4
  Harare, Zimbabwe: AFREhealth 5th Annual Symposium 
• September 20-23
  Washington, DC: Family Medicine Experience (FMX 2022) 
  Sponsored by the American Academy of Family Physicians
• October 12–14
  Nairobi, Kenya: First U.S.-Africa Frontiers of Science, Engineering, and Medicine Symposium 
  Co-sponsored by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (USA) and the African Academy of Sciences
• October 16–18
  Berlin, Germany and Virtual: World Health Summit 
• October 17–22
  Geneva, Switzerland and Virtual: World Cancer Congress 
• October 12–14
  Washington, D.C.: IDWeek 2022 
  Joint annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), HIV Medical Association (HIVMA), and Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS)
• October 22–25
  Chicago: 147th Annual Meeting of the American Neurological Association 
• Fogarty calendar of events

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