https://www.fic.nih.gov/_layouts/15/feed.aspx?xsl=2&web=%2F&page=30279b42-5722-49b2-b0f3-be98db29fc97&wp=095b207c-062f-4ff6-be1e-7eb39ab925d2News from Fogarty International Center60https://www.fic.nih.gov/News/GlobalHealthMatters/march-april-2026/Pages/a-pivot-from-hiv-vaccine-research-to-searching-for-an-hiv-cure.aspx?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=newsCatherine Koofhethile’s postdoc work at the Botswana Harvard Health Partnership aimed to understand HIV reservoirs as a way of contributing to the development of a cure. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 EDThttps://www.fic.nih.gov/News/GlobalHealthMatters/march-april-2026/Pages/africas-remarkable-genetic-diversity-yields-benefits-for-people-worldwide.aspx?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=newsMichèle Ramsay, PhD, is the Director of the Sydney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience and Professor in the Division of Human Genetics, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburg. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 EDThttps://www.fic.nih.gov/News/GlobalHealthMatters/march-april-2026/Pages/artificial-intelligence-global-health.aspx?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=newsArtificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming health research and practice; those who learn to use AI tools effectively will be better positioned to advance science and improve health. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 EDThttps://www.fic.nih.gov/News/GlobalHealthMatters/march-april-2026/Pages/feedback-sessions-share-research-results.aspx?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=newsTimothy A. DeRouen Center for Oral Global Health researchers from University of Washington (UW) School of Dentistry compare the oral health outcomes of three groups of children in rural Kenya.Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 EDThttps://www.fic.nih.gov/News/GlobalHealthMatters/march-april-2026/Pages/improving-treatment-reducing-symptom-severity-for-people-with-serious-mental-illness.aspx?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=newsDror Ben-Zeev, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Director of the BRiTE Center at the University of Washington, works on providing care for patients with mental illness in Western Africa and the United States. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 EDThttps://www.fic.nih.gov/News/GlobalHealthMatters/march-april-2026/Pages/ethical-use-of-ai-tools-in-global-health-research.aspx?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=newsFour Fogarty International Bioethics Research Training Program grantees discuss the value of using AI in medicine and research in LMICs and also potential ethical concerns.Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 EDThttps://www.fic.nih.gov/News/GlobalHealthMatters/march-april-2026/Pages/rosamond-rhodes-medical-ethics-from-a-constructivist-perspective.aspx?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=newsIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai's Rosamond Rhodes, PhD, teaches medical ethics from a constructivist perspective.Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 EDThttps://www.fic.nih.gov/News/GlobalHealthMatters/march-april-2026/Pages/cheryl-macpherson-bilingual-ethics-training-in-the-caribbean.aspx?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=newsCheryl Macpherson, PhD, and the Caribbean Research Ethics Education Initiative (CREEi) team recently discovered how helpful AI tools can be when it comes to translations. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 EDThttps://www.fic.nih.gov/News/GlobalHealthMatters/march-april-2026/Pages/henry-silverman-brainstorming-with-ai-to-generate-knowledge.aspx?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=newsHenry Silverman, MD, a professor of medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, serves as the principal investigator for several Fogarty-sponsored research ethics training programs.Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 EDThttps://www.fic.nih.gov/News/GlobalHealthMatters/march-april-2026/Pages/vina-vaswani-integrating-ethics-into-technology-from-the-start.aspx?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=newsA forensic doctor, Vina Vaswani, MD, originally taught the code of ethics until she helped developed a more extensive program of ethics at Yenepoya University, India Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 EDThttps://www.fic.nih.gov/News/GlobalHealthMatters/march-april-2026/Pages/people-in-global-health-news.aspx?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=newsOur global health community recognizes the contributions of Steven Smith, Lindsey Criswell, Woutrina Smith, Robert Murphy, Magaly Blas, Christine Ngaruiya, and Kuan-Lin Huang.Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 EDThttps://www.fic.nih.gov/News/GlobalHealthMatters/march-april-2026/Pages/global-health-briefs.aspx?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=newsNINDS and SymBio continue joint research of Epstein-Barr associated MS; 70% reduction of new HIV cases seen in new NIH-funded study; NIH funds an international group pursuing hepatitis B cure; and other newsWed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 EDThttps://www.fic.nih.gov/News/GlobalHealthMatters/march-april-2026/Pages/brazil-producees-a-single-dose-dengue-vaccine-developed-at-nih.aspx?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=newsThe Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency approved the world’s first single-dose dengue vaccine, based on research and clinical development from National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 EDThttps://www.fic.nih.gov/News/GlobalHealthMatters/january-february-2026/Pages/progress-report-dsi-africa.aspx?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=newsThe Harnessing Data Science for Health Discovery and Innovation in Africa (DS-I Africa) initiative aims to create and support a pan-continental network of data scientists and technologies able to transform health. Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 ESThttps://www.fic.nih.gov/News/GlobalHealthMatters/january-february-2026/Pages/ai-cancer-detection-sub-saharan-africa.aspx?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=newsAkbar Waljee, MD, a gastroenterologist and professor at the University of Michigan, collaborates with colleagues from DS-I Africa in the U.S. and at Aga Khan University in Nairobi, Kenya. Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 ESThttps://www.fic.nih.gov/News/GlobalHealthMatters/january-february-2026/Pages/people-in-global-health-news.aspx?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=newsHelene M. Langevin, MD, Walter J. Koroshetz, MD, and Gary H. Gibbons, MD, are leaving NIH. Kyle Walsh, PhD, is joining NIH. Walter C. Willett, MD, MPH, DrPH, receives a Prince Mahidol Award. ASTMH elects Albert Icksang Ko, MD, president.Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 ESThttps://www.fic.nih.gov/News/GlobalHealthMatters/january-february-2026/Pages/global-health-briefs.aspx?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=newsTue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 ESThttps://www.fic.nih.gov/News/GlobalHealthMatters/january-february-2026/Pages/cafe-newsletter.aspx?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=newsThe journal "Annals of Global Health" has published a special collection of articles commissioned by Fogarty with additional support from the NIH Health and Extreme Weather (HEW) initiative. Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 ESThttps://www.fic.nih.gov/News/GlobalHealthMatters/january-february-2026/Pages/emma-laurence.aspx?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=newsFogarty Fellow Emma Lawrence, MD, from the University of Michigan, examined home blood pressure monitoring among pregnant women at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 ESThttps://www.fic.nih.gov/News/GlobalHealthMatters/january-february-2026/Pages/qa-joseph-zunt.aspx?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=newsJoseph Zunt, MD, a neurologist & Professor of Global Health at University of Washington School of Public Health, focuses on infectious diseases, neglected diseases, stroke; his work in Peru examined HTLV-1 infections.Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 ESThttps://www.fic.nih.gov/News/GlobalHealthMatters/january-february-2026/Pages/loretta-sweet-jemmott.aspx?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=newsLoretta Sweet Jemmott, a nurse and professor at Villanova University and member of the faculty at University of Pennsylvania, creates skills-based interventions to change behaviorFri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 ESThttps://www.fic.nih.gov/News/GlobalHealthMatters/january-february-2026/Pages/center-for-global-health-studies.aspx?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=newsFogarty's Center for Global Health Studies addressed health challenges through multidisciplinary and multi-sector dialogue, collaboration, and training. Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 ESThttps://www.fic.nih.gov/News/GlobalHealthMatters/january-february-2026/Pages/a-model-for-ethical-collaboration.aspx?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=newsDS-I Africa scientists need to understand how to manage and integrate data within their research projects, says Michèle Ramsay, a professor at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in Johannesburg, South Africa.Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 ESThttps://www.fic.nih.gov/News/GlobalHealthMatters/january-february-2026/Pages/synthetic-data-safe-sharing.aspx?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=newsThe Kaloleni-Rabai Health and Demographic Surveillance System is embedded in 7 rural and 3 peri-urban community health units in Kenya, says Dorcas Mwigereri, a research fellow at Aga Khan University Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 ESThttps://www.fic.nih.gov/News/GlobalHealthMatters/september-october-2025/Pages/Jepchirir-Kiplagat.aspx?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=newsFor her Fogarty LAUNCH project, Jepchirir Kiplagat, PhD, examined the feasibility of integrating HIV care services with screening & management of hypertension & diabetes among older adults in Kenya. 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