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Dr. Roger I. Glass, best known for his epidemiology studies of diarrheal disease in Bangladesh and development of rotavirus vaccines, enhanced the value and image of Fogarty in the U.S. and abroad during his tenure as longest-serving director.
Dr. Peter Kilmarx steps in as Acting Fogarty Director: Kilmarx has been with the Center since 2015. Dr. Rachel Sturke will act as Deputy Director.
Delegates address health challenges at US-Africa summit: HHS hosted a roundtable on health equity and health systems strengthening during the summit this past December.
Fogarty’s programs have made significant contributions by filling the pipeline of global health leaders.
Haitian TB researcher shifts focus to cholera outbreak: Dr. Yvetot Joseph, a research physician in Port-au-Prince, has had to adapt to ensure clinical trials are still completed despite the unforeseen challenges in Haiti.
Many of NIH's 27 Institutes and Centers are engaged in global health activities.
NIDCR funds oral health training Cultivating oral health research within and beyond Thailand’s borders: Waranuch Pitiphat discusses building capacity for oral health research in Thailand and neighboring countries.
Fogarty and its NIH partners invest in a variety of research topics vital to global health.
Global health securityGHESKIO combats cholera outbreak during humanitarian crises in Haiti by scaling-up treatment centers, implementing oral rehydration points, and conducting vaccination campaigns.