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July/August 2009

Special Focus: Chronic diseases: a 21st century epidemic

New NIH Director says global health is a priority

In his inaugural address to NIH staff, new NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins singled out global health as one of five areas he wants to focus on during his tenure, citing it as an example of "soft power" the United States cannot afford to pass up.
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 PHOTO: Dr Francis Collins speaks at a podium at NIH
PHOTO: A young boy receives a vaccination shot in his arm from a nurse

Fall flu outbreak concerns NIH & Fogarty

Researchers at NIH are working to identify patterns and solutions to a potential H1N1 autumn flu pandemic centered on schools.
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Recovery Act supports Fogarty fellows

Funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will allow Fogarty to create jobs for early career scientists and increase the ranks of researchers working in global health.
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 PHOTO: A young woman in a lab coat extracts DNA in a laboratory
PHOTO: Four women scholars, seated, attentively listen to speaker

Scholars program broadens view

Fogarty's International Clinical Scholars/Fellows program has expanded the horizon of global health research training to encompass the rising risks of chronic diseases.
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Chronic diseases: a 21st century epidemic

As scientific advances have begun to blunt the growth of infectious diseases in developing countries, more people run the risk of succumbing to chronic diseases.
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 PHOTO: Indonesian man smokes a cigarette
PHOTO: President Obama, seen from the back, stands in front of African women with infants and children on their laps

US partners with nations on global health

The G8 meeting and President Obama's trip to Ghana this summer highlighted a flurry of activity in recent months on global health issues.
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