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Events, Conferences, Workshops and Observances

Browse Fogarty events, talks, conferences, workshops and observances, as well as other events and important dates related to global health research. Events listed include a combination of those organized by Fogarty, NIH, and other organizations worldwide.

To attend events held on the main NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland, please see NIH campus visitor information

January 2022

January: One Health Awareness Month
January 25: Missed Opportunities for Supportive Care across the Cancer Care Continuum in Malawi: Perspectives from Survivors of Lymphoma and Breast Cancer
Sponsored by National Cancer Institute (NCI) Center for Global Health (CGH)
Virtual
January 26: Translating Studies of HIV Immunity to SARS-CoV-2
George Khoury Lecture hosted by NIH
Virtual
January 30: World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NDT) Day

February 2022

February 4: World Cancer Day
February 11: International Day for Women and Girls in Science
February 13–17: International Congress of Human Genetics
Cape Town, South Africa
February 8: Fogarty Advisory Board Meeting Open Session
NIH Campus, Bethesda, MD
February 24: Ghana Breast Cancer Epidemiology Symposium
Sponsored by the National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Virtual
February 28–March 1: Advancing Environmental Health Equity Through Implementation Science
Hosted by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Virtual
February 28: Rare Disease Day at NIH
Hosted by National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Virtual
February 28: Rare Disease Day

March 2022

March 1: Zero Discrimination Day
March 3: World Birth Defects Day
March 3: World Hearing Day
March 4: International HPV Awareness Day
March 8: International Women's Day
March 10: World Kidney Day
March 14–20: Brain Awareness Week
March 20: World Oral Health Day
March 21–April 1: Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) Annual Conference
Los Angeles, CA
March 22–24: 10th Annual Symposium on Global Cancer Research
Sponsored by the National Cancer Institute
Virtual
March 22: World Water Day
March 24: World TB Day
March 24–27: 16th World Congress on Controversies in Neurology
Virtual
March 26: Epilepsy Awareness Day (also known as "Purple Day")

April 2022

April 4–7: Preparedness Summit: Reimagining Preparedness in the Era of COVID-19
Hosted by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
Atlanta, GA
April 7: World Health Day
April 14: World Chagas Disease Day
April 16: World Voice Day
April 21–22: Global Health and Innovation Conference
Presented by Unite for Sight
Virtual
April 25: World Malaria Day
April 25: National DNA Day
April 24–30: World Immunization Week
April 30: World Veterinary Day

May 2022

May 3: World Asthma Day
May 10–13: INTEREST Conference, the premier scientific conference for HIV in Africa
Kampala, Uganda
May 12: International Nurses Day
May 15: International Day of Families
May 17: World Hypertension Day
May 25: Global Surgery Day
May 31: World No Tobacco Day
Dates TBD: Global Road Safety Week
Dates TBD: National Women's Health Week

June 2022

June 5: World Environment Day
June 7: Fogarty Advisory Board Meeting Open Session
NIH Campus, Bethesda, MD
June 10–12: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) International Forum
June 19: World Sickle Cell Day

Updated January 20, 2022