Gates grant launches nutrition study

The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health and Fogarty have launched a five-year study to investigate the linkages between malnutrition and intestinal infections and their effects on children in the developing world.
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Recovery Act boosts global health

Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the Fogarty International Center will receive about $17 million in direct appropriations to award over two years.
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Fogarty role cited in Haiti

Fogarty has played a central role in battling HIV/AIDS in Haiti, and one of it's long-time grantees, Dr. Warren Johnson of Weill Cornell Medical College, was honored recently by having a new clinic named for him by the organization run by one of his former students, Dr. Jean William Pape.
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Fogarty scholar does more than
research — she runs a charity

Fogarty Scholar Breanna Barger did much more than research during her year in Mali. She started and ran a charity for kids in a place where $25 can pay for a child's hospital care for pneumonia.
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Guest Opinion: Gordon Brown

Global health is a question not just of morality but of security as well, says British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
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Sustainability key to malaria fight

Fogarty recently convened a consultation of top government experts to encourage smoother coordination of efforts in the fight against malaria in sub-Saharan Africa.
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ALSO IN THIS ISSUE:

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

Recovery Act Programs
Brain Disorders in the Developing World (R01) and (R21)
Fogarty International Research Collaboration - Basic Biomedical Research Award (FIRCA-BB) (R03)

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