July / August 2021

NIH requests input on climate change and health

In a Request for Information (RFI) published in the NIH Guide, respondents are asked to provide advice on six research priorities related to climate change and health. Responses are due by September 17, 2021.

Climate Change and Health RFI

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NIH Director's Blog: Zooming in on Global Health Research

NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins discusses meeting over Zoom with Fogarty fellows and scholars on July 13 as part of Fogarty's week-long Global Health Program for Fellows and Scholars.

Dr. Collins zooms with Fogarty fellows

Image of zoom screen containing eight scientists meeting with Dr Francis Collins

mHealth app reduces LMIC pregnancy, delivery risks

NIH-funded researchers have developed and tested a mobile health solution to help women with pregnancy complications in rural Guatemala,where there are higher maternal and infant mortality rates than elsewhere in the country.

Mobile health app for pregnant women in rural Guatemala

Profile: Dr. Javier Cepeda

Fogarty Fellow Javier Cepeda, Ph.D., M.P.H., studies the health benefits of police education program in Tijuana, Mexico.

Cost analysis of a police education program

Dr Cepeda works with data on his computer screen

Opinion: Research vital to inform humanitarian crises response

Events in Afghanistan and Haiti remind us that humanitarian crises can pose severe health threats. Fogarty Director Roger I Glass discusses why research is vital to inform humanitarian crises response.

Opinion from Fogarty Director Dr. Roger I Glass

Focus: Scientists craft US-Latin American research agenda on child obesity

Fogarty has convened researchers studying childhood obesity in Latin American countries and among Latino populations in the U.S. to share lessons learned and develop a joint research plan. They recently published a collection of articles as a special issue of Obesity Reviews.

Child obesity in the US and Latin America

Latin American girl eats watermelon outside a street vendor stall

Also in this issue

1.5 Million children have lost a caregiver to COVID-19
More than 1.5 million children around the world are estimated to have lost at least one parent, custodial grandparent, or grandparent who lived with them due to COVID-19-related deaths, according to a study published in The Lancet.
The NIH has renewed grants to seven regional centers that form the International epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS (IeDEA) program and plans to award about $100 million in total over five years.

Former Fogarty trainee now leads infectious disease research in Uganda
Dr. Andrew Kambugu says his Fogarty-supported training at Case Western Reserve University was transformative. "Fogarty can take pride in seeing African research leaders like me, who had their initial exposure to global public health through their programs, now mentoring the next generation."
People in the news:
- Dr. Eric Lander new head of WH office
- Prof. Pavel Kabat new HFSP Secretary-General
- Dr. Nicole Lurie heads CEPI's US Activities
- Dr. Abdool Karim to advise UN
- Dr. Tadataka “Tachi” Yamada and Dr. David Olaleye have died
- Dr. Vivian Pinn honored
- Details: People in the news
Global health briefs:
- NIH unveils strategic plan
- NIH seeking comments on women's health
- UC launches new journal
- WHO suggests ethical principles for AI
- Vaping is growing threat, WHO says
- Details: Global health briefs

E-news extras

CDC stands up new global disease forecasting center
CDC news release, Aug. 18, 2021

Mortality: A comprehensive look at the COVID-19 pandemic death toll

eLife

Monoclonal antibody prevents malaria in small NIH trial
More genetic clues to COVID-19 susceptibility and severity

Science

Mothers of the Amazon River: a social innovation for health

Global Health Matters podcast

NIH researchers identify potential new antiviral drug for COVID-19
NIH news release, June 3, 2021
TDR requests input on Randomized Controlled Trials guidance
The Good Clinical Trials Collaborative is asking for feedback on their newly developed guidance for Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs). Please visit goodtrials.org to give input by September 15.

Funding opportunities

Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER) program open for applicants
USAID and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine are pleased to announce that a call for new proposals for the Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER) program is now open. This cycle will focus on sourcing locally-led research projects from researchers in USAID partner countries that inform our understanding of how shocks, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, affect key sectors in our partner countries and test approaches to help communities and sectors respond to and mitigate the effects of COVID-19 or similar future shocks. Find the full request for applications here.
For this funding cycle, PEER will distribute awards of up to $70,000 for one year research projects. Pre-proposal deadline: October 22, 2021.
Global Implementation Science for Cancer Control in People Living with HIV in Low- and Middle-Income Countries FOA is published
The National Cancer Institute’s Center for Global Health has published a Funding Opportunity Announcement on Implementation Science for Cancer Control in People Living with HIV in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (U01). This opportunity is open for domestic and international applicants. The deadline is December 15, 2021.
NIDA expands offerings to support international addiction research
The National Institute on Drug Abuse has issued a Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) identifying research priorities and grant mechanisms to support international collaboration in all areas of NIDA-supported research addressing the causes, consequences, prevention, treatment, recovery, or policies related to drug use, misuse, and addiction.
Mobile Health: Technology and Outcomes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Application deadline: November 15, 2021
Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases (EEID)
Application deadline: November 17, 2021
HIV-associated Noncommunicable Diseases Research at LMIC institutions
Application deadline: December 8, 2021
International Research Scientist Development Award
Application deadline: March 9, 2022
All Fogarty funding opportunities
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Upcoming events

September 10, 2021
Virtual: Fogarty Advisory Board Meeting Open Session
September 29 - October 3, 2021
Virtual: IDWeek 2021, the joint annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), HIV Medical Association (HIVMA), and Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS)
October 17 - 19, 2021
Virtual: American Neurological Association (ANA) Annual Meeting
October 2021, dates and location TBD
Women Leaders in Global Health Conference
Presented by WomenLift Health
Fogarty calendar of events

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