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Two significant anniversaries are being marked by the NIH’s National Cancer Institute (NCI)—50 years since passage of the National Cancer Act (NCA) and 10 years since its Center for Global Health (CGH) was established.
Current issue: November / December 2021 Global Health Matters
WHO chief evaluates COVID-19 response: Dr. Soumya Swaminathan on the need to continue to push for improved health research capacity in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)
Transforming maternity care in Ghana: Dr. Veronica Dzomeku is using an Emerging Global Leader Award to try to transform the culture of disrespectful maternity care in Ghana
Fogarty’s programs have made significant contributions by filling the pipeline of global health leaders.
Dr. Jose Hagan participated in Fogarty’s inaugural cohort of Scholars and Fellows in 2004 and then again in 2011. "I just saw the opportunities that were immediately in front of me and appreciated where they might take me next." Dr. Jose Hagan, Team lead, WHO Disease Elimination Program
Many of NIH's 27 Institutes and Centers are engaged in global health activities.
To advance cancer research and cultivate global partnerships, the NIH’s National Cancer Institute (NCI) has been providing training to foreign scientists in its Bethesda labs since 2010
Fogarty and its NIH partners invest in a variety of research topics vital to global health.
Cancer news, resources and funding for global health researchers