Eurasia, South and Central Asia region news, resources and funding for global health researchers
Fogarty fosters partnerships between U.S. scientists and their counterparts in Eurasia through implementation of international agreements and other activities which support international collaboration. Each year, U.S. scientists, both at government and university laboratories and institutions, undertake joint projects in all areas of biomedical and behavioral science with their colleagues from throughout this region. Collaboration is carried out through fellowships and exchanges, joint grant awards, and under the auspices of high-level government commissions.
Countries in Region
Armenia, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, Belarus, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Republic of Moldova, Nepal, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
NIH Funded Research Impacting Eurasia, South and Central Asia
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grant funding to U.S. universities, NIH facilitates international collaboration in Eurasia, South and Central Asia in all areas of the biomedical and behavioral sciences.
Fogarty/NIH News
- Data on non-communicable diseases: A missed opportunity in Pakistan, co-authored by Fogarty grantees Taimoor Ahmad and Zainab Samad
Journal of Global Health, September 1, 2023
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Can community based solar energy initiatives deliver on women's empowerment in India? Evidence from rural Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh, co-authored by NIH Climate and Health Scholar Praveen Kumar
Energy Research & Social Science, August 23, 2023 -
Building health research resilience: Fogarty's impact in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Fogarty Director’s blog, July 27, 2023 -
Sequential viral introductions and spread of BA.1 across Pakistan provinces during the Omicron wave, co-authored by Fogarty’s Nídia S. Trovão, David Spiro, and Zeba Rasmussen
BMC Genomics, August 3, 2023 -
Studying the effect of pesticide on Thai farmers and their families
Global Health Matters, May/June 2023 -
Improving heart failure care in Southern India
Global Health Matters, May/June 2023 -
Reducing waste and environmental impact of high-volume eye surgeries
Global Health Matters, May/June 2023 -
Prevalence of dementia in India underestimated
Global Health Matters, Mar / Apr 2023
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Disclosure of HIV status and associated clinical outcomes of children and adolescents living with HIV in Asia
Fogarty-IeDEA Mentorship Program (FIMP) fellow Johanna Beulah Sornillo, lead author
AIDS Care, February 15, 2023 -
Cultivating oral health research within and beyond Thailand’s borders: Q&A with Dr. Waranuch Pitiphat
Global Health Matters, Jan /Feb 2023
Funding/Training Opportunities
U.S. Government Resources
Other Resources
Fogarty Contact
Ranjan Gupta, Ph.D.
Regional Program Director for Eurasia and South and Central Asia
Division of International Relations
Fogarty International Center
National Institutes of Health
Building 31 Room B2C11
Bethesda, MD 20892-2220
Telephone: 301-402-6212
Fax: 301-480-3414
Email (preferred):
ranjan.gupta@nih.gov
Updated September 18, 2023
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