Western Hemisphere region news, resources and funding for global health researchers
Fogarty and NIH have a long history of supporting medical science advances in Latin America, which faces many of the same chronic disease challenges found in the U.S. as well as the perennial threat of infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS, malaria and Chagas disease. Over the decades, Fogarty has helped build capacity in the region, funding cutting-edge research at institutions like GHESKIO in Haiti and Cayetano Heredia University in Peru. Additionally, Fogarty collaborated with National Cancer Institute in 2009 to launch a groundbreaking three-year pilot program focused on the prevention and treatment of cancer in Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Brazil and Uruguay.
Countries in Region
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela
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Top Region News
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Profile: Fogarty Fellow Dr Leann Andrews studies how establishing gardens in a Peru slum can improve health
Jul / Aug 2019
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NIH and partners to launch HIV vaccine efficacy trial in the Americas and Europe
Study will enroll men who have sex with men and transgender people; complementary study in women is ongoing
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Tracing spread of Zika virus in the Americas
Blog post by NIH Director Dr. Francis S. Collins, May 29, 2018 -
Bacteria and fungi play key roles in social insect colonies, the results of a research partnership supported by FAPESP and NIH
São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) news, April 4, 2018 - Issue:
The path to US-Cuba health and science cooperation [open access], including articles on collaboration and cooperation with NIH
MEDICC Review: International Journal of Cuban Health and Medicine, April 2018 -
Advancing research in Peru: Q and A with Dr Patricia Garcia
Mar / Apr 2018
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Focus on multigenerational research training: Generations of mentorship improve health in Haiti
Jan / Feb 2018
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Studying food industry’s impact on obesity in Latin America
Nov / Dec 2017
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Focus: Preventing childhood obesity in Latin America
Sep / Oct 2017
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In Haiti, a building fights cholera, featuring Fogarty grantee Dr. Bill Pape of GHESKIO and Fogarty Director Dr. Roger I. Glass
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Fogarty grantee explores marine life in Panama to find new cancer drugs
Jul / Aug 2017
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Fogarty support [for research in Brazil] launches career in infectious diseases for Dr Jeffrey Bethony
Jul / Aug 2017
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Fact sheet on Cuba policy
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Chagas disease studies inform Zika research in Brazil
Nov / Dec 2016
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Mexico's soda tax could reduce diabetes, heart disease and health costs, new study [supported in part by Fogarty] finds
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Cuba is new site for NIH-funded research training program
Sep / Oct 2016
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Q and A with Fabio Mesquita: Building HIV research capacity [in Brazil, Indonesia]
Sep / Oct 2016
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Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD) welcomes Brazil as new member
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Profile: Fogarty Dental Fellow Lilliam Pinzón studies Mexican children with HIV
Jul / Aug 2016
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NIH funds Zika virus study involving U.S. Olympic team:
Researchers will monitor potential infections among group of U.S. athletes traveling to Brazil
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Zika vaccines protect mice from infection
NIH-funded research suggests human vaccine is possible
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NIH launches large [international] study of pregnant women in areas affected by Zika virus
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Cuban delegation visits NIH
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Ebola, Zika modelers aim to inform policy decisions
Mar / Apr 2016
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PAHO's Dr Marcos Espinal on global partnerships to fight Zika, Ebola and other diseases
Mar / Apr 2016
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We have much to learn from research in Haiti: Opinion by Fogarty Director Dr Roger I Glass
Mar / Apr 2016
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FAPESP and NIH announce new [parallel funding] research opportunity to support research collaboration between investigators in the U.S. and in the State of São Paulo, Brazil
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Anticipating the international spread of Zika virus from Brazil
Authors supported in part by Fogarty
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US scientists explore research collaborations with Cuba
Nov / Dec 2015
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NIDA, Fogarty work to reduce smoking in Argentina
Jul / Aug 2015
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New TB hospital and research center opens in Haiti
May / Jun 2015
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NIH, Brazil launch novel funding program
Jan/Feb 2015
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Study finds mothers can help reduce daughters' risk of HIV infection in Jamaica
Jan/Feb 2015
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Research effort tackles Latin American child obesity
Nov / Dec 2014
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Fogarty Contact
Kevin Bialy, M.A.A.
International Program Officer for the Western Hemisphere
Division of International Relations
Fogarty International Center
National Institutes of Health
Building 31 Room B2C11
Bethesda, MD 20892-2220
Telephone: (301) 496.6273
FAX: (301) 480-3414
Email (preferred): kevin.bialy@nih.gov
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