eNews Header: Global Health Matters e-News from Fogarty International Center

July / August 2018

Fogarty launches program to reduce HIV/AIDS stigma, lower disease transmission

A new Fogarty program aims to spur development of innovative interventions to reduce stigma, which is a significant barrier to HIV testing and treatment in many low-resource settings.
>> Full article

Female health worker performs a blood test on a man, stop AIDS posters on the wall

Three male medical workers in white coats wearing gloves, one explains to the other two

$17M is awarded to support HIV, disease ecology, mHealth projects

New Fogarty grants will support HIV research training, virus transmission studies and the development of mobile health tools for research in low- and middle-income countries.
>> Full article

Study explores how to repurpose HIV platform to combat NCDs

A new study, generated by a Fogarty-supported project, details the many research questions related to integrating noncommunicable diseases into the HIV care platform.
>> Full article

Female researcher collects data with pen and paper from female research participant who is seated across from her

Display table with three examples of clean cookstoves

Opinion: Implementing clean cookstoves is ongoing challenge

Fogarty Director Dr. Roger I. Glass discusses a new publication that provides case studies of clean cooking implementation projects in low-resource settings, as well as an NIH grant program determining if clean cookstoves actually improve health.
>> Full article

Focus on cancer: NIH supports cancer research to reduce disease burden

Fogarty and NIH partners are supporting numerous projects to stem the tide of cancer in LMICs by improving cost-effective and practical diagnostic tools and treatment options, exploring genomics research, studying tobacco cessation approaches and deploying mobile technology solutions.
>> Overview article

Research, technology fight cancer in LMIC women
Nearly 90 percent of global deaths from cervical cancer and 60 percent of breast cancer mortalities occur in LMICs, where cancer is more common in women than men.
Vietnam project studies text messages to curb smoking
Researchers supported by Fogarty are studying the use of text messages to reduce tobacco use in Vietnam
Global studies show single dose of HPV vax protects
Results from research conducted in Costa Rica have helped show that a single dose of the HPV vaccine may provide protection.
Fogarty and NIH have catalyzed cancer research in Malawi
Support from the Medical Education Partnership Initiative, as well as from NIH and Fogarty, has helped catalyze cancer research in Malawi.
Training cancer researchers in Malawi
Dr. Tamiwe Tomoka of the Malawi Cancer Consortium discusses how training supported by Fogarty and NIH shaped her career, and helped improve cancer disagnosis and treatment in her country.

Medical student works with a patient, teacher and other students observe

Three medical workers in scrubs opearting on a patient in Zambia

Medical worker gives girl a shot in her arm in Brazil

Three researchers observe chest X-ray on a light box in a dark room

Also in this issue

Profile: First Fogarty dermatology Fellow studies Kaposi’s sarcoma in Uganda
Dr. Aileen Chang's experience as the first dermatologist to be awarded a Fogarty fellowship helped affirm her interest in a career in global health.
Fogarty Scholars and Fellows welcomed by NIH Director
NIH Director Dr. Francis S. Collins gave inspiring remarks to the 2018 Fogarty Scholars and Fellows during their week-long orientation.
Fogarty awards mentorship grants to support HIV/AIDS research and training
Fogarty awarded more than $700,000 to fund HIV/AIDS research mentoring activities through the Clayton-Dedonder Global Health Mentorship Fellows Program.
People in the news:
- Dr. Adel Mahmoud and Dr. Ogobora Doumbo are mourned
- U.S. State Department names Dr. Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Dr. Michael Osterholm, Dr. Robert S. Langer, Jr., Dr. James Schauer and Charles Frank Bolden, Jr. as science envoys
- Details: People in the news
Global health briefs:
- Teenage girls bear brunt of AIDS epidemic
- NIAID provides public tools for researchers
- PAHO study shows research drives health
- WHO launches PrEP implementation app
- PreventEpidemics.org gives country preparedness rankings
- ESSENCE celebrates 10th anniversary
- Details: Global health briefs