Fogarty/NIH news: NIH boosts data science in Africa. Fogarty awards COVID-19 supplements. Dr. Collins steps down.
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| September / October 2021 | | To help address issues low-resource nations have faced in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, Fogarty has awarded nearly $3.3 million in 42 administrative supplements to existing awards for one year of support. Fogarty COVID-19 supplements | |
| Dr. Francis S. Collins has announced he will end his tenure as NIH director by the end of the year. Collins is the longest serving presidentially appointed NIH director, having served in three administrations. Dr. Collins leaving NIH | |
| Scientists in four East African countries have conducted climate change needs assessments to advise policymakers, with support from Fogartys GEOHealth hubs program. Climate change assessments in East Africa | |
| COVID-19 has clearly shown us the need to strengthen African research capacity to respond to health issues with African solutions. Fogarty Director Dr. Roger I. Glass makes the case for investing to improve the economy and health. Opinion from Fogarty Director Dr. Roger I. Glass | |
| Also in this issue Profile: Fogarty Fellow investigates trauma care in Tanzania
Fogarty Fellow Dr. Abigail Cortez spent a year studying surgical outcomes of patients with tibia fractures in Tanzania to see which treatment method had better results. Q&A with Nandini Kumar, MBBS, DCP, MHSC
Dr. Nandini Kumar participated in the first cohort of Fogarty's bioethics research training program in 2001. She later received a Fogarty grant to establish a national bioethics research training program in India. World Report used to detail US-India partnerships
The U.S. Health Attach in India, Dr. Preetha Rajaraman, has scored a trifecta using World Report, a tool illustrating global research funding. People in the news: Dr. Francis Collins, Dr. Anthony Fauci, and Dr. Peter Hotez honored by AAMC Dr. Charles Rotimi new NHGRI scientific director Elisha Dunn-Georgiou new Global Health Council President and CEO Zulfiqar Bhutta receives 2021 Roux Prize Jirair Ratevosian, MPH tapped as senior PEPFAR advisor Details: People in the news Global health briefs: HHS requests input on new strategic plan HHS establishes climate change office NIH launches stigma research toolkit WHO recommends malaria vax for kids PMI releases plan to end malaria faster Details: Global health briefs E-news extras Opportunities and challenges in North-South and South-South global health collaborations during the COVID-19 pandemic: The AFREhealth-CUGH experience (as reported at the CUGH 2021 Satellite Meeting), includes Fogarty author
Annals of Global Health, September 2021 Building global health research capacity to address research imperatives following the COVID-19 pandemic
PLOS Medicine, August 2021, authored by Fogarty's director and deputy director HIV Vaccine Candidate Does Not Sufficiently Protect Women Against HIV Infection, study in sub-Saharan Africa shows
NIH news release, August 2021 | Funding opportunities Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Implementation Research for Chronic Disease Prevention Across the Lifespan (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) (NOT-TW-21-008). HIV-associated Noncommunicable Diseases Research at LMIC institutions
Application deadline: December 8, 2021 Global Brain Disorders Research
Application deadline: December 9, 2021 Stigma HIV/AIDS
Application deadline: December 20, 2021 International Research Scientist Development Award
Application deadline: March 9, 2022 All Fogarty funding opportunities Subscribe to NIH global health funding opportunities email alerts | Upcoming events November 1 - 2, 2021
Virtual: Increasing Effectiveness and Equity in Strengthening Health Research Capacity Using Data and Metrics The second public meeting of the mechanism of the ESSENCE on Health Research for reviewing investments in capacity strengthening. November 8 - 11, 2021
Virtual: Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting November 15 - 16, 2021
Virtual: Women Leaders in Global Health Conference
Presented by WomenLift Health November 17 - 21, 2021
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