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May / June 2012

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A call to action:
Ending preventable child death

Fogarty Director Dr. Roger I. Glass and colleagues are calling for a renewed commitment to ending preventable child death in a JAMA commentary.
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Fogarty director joins delegation to Burma

Fogarty Director Dr. Roger I. Glass recently traveled to Burma, to represent the U.S. at an international science meeting and discuss possible research collaborations with the country's health minister.
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Fogarty Director Dr Roger I Glass stands with Burma's health minister Dr Pe Thet Khin, Burmese flag in background

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Focus on US economic impact


Planning to meet future global health needs

Fogarty Director Dr. Roger I. Glass shares his thoughts on updating the Center's strategic plan to meet future global health needs, and welcomes comments and suggestions from key stakeholders.
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Poor quality, fake malaria drugs pose threat

According to a recently published Fogarty study, poor quality and fake antimalarial drugs available across Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa lead to drug resistance and inadequate treatment, posing an urgent health threat.
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Global Health Matters is produced by the Office of Communications at the National Institutes of Health's Fogarty International Center. For more information about Global Health Matters, please contact the editor, Cathy Kristiansen, at catherine.kristiansen@nih.gov or 301-496-2075. All text produced in this newsletter is in the public domain and may be reprinted. Please credit Fogarty International Center. Images must be cleared for use with the individual source, as indicated.

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