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		            David E. Barmes Global Health Lecture
	            
	
	    
	            
		            
			            
				            
			            
			            About the Barmes Lecture
 
The David E. Barmes Global Health Lecture series honors the late David Edward Barmes, special expert for international health at the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR). 
    
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					Featured past lectures
				
					
						 
 
Farrar talked about changes taking place in the world and the challenges they pose for global health.
					 
						 
Farmer addressed what can happen when communities do, or don't, have what they need to improve health.
					 
						 
 
Binagwaho shared lessons learned during Rwanda's dramatic recovery from the 1994 genocide.
					   
		 
	 
			             
			            
			            
				            
			            
			            
			            
				            
					            Archive
- 2013: Bill Gates, Founder, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 
      
- 2012: Mark Walport, Director, Wellcome Trust 
      
- 2011: Eric Goosby, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, U.S. Department of State 
      
- 2010: Rajiv Shah, USAID Administrator 
      
- 2009: Julio Frenk, former Minister of Health, Mexico 
      
- 2008: Harold Varmus, President, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center 
      
- 2007: Margaret Chan, Director-General, World Health Organization  
- 2006: Barry R. Bloom, Harvard School of Public Health 
      
- 2005: Rita Colwell, University of Maryland 
   
- 2004: Jong-Wook Lee, World Health Organization 
      
- 2003: Bruce Alberts, President, National Academy of Sciences 
      
- 2002: Nevin S.Scrimshaw, MIT 
      
- 2001: Arthur L. Caplan, Director, Center for Bioethics, University of Pennsylvania 
      
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      Videos of all Barmes lectures
 
Additional Events &Webinars
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      Webcasts and Videos: View videos and webcasts of selected global health research events.
 
- Events, Conferences and Workshops: Browse Fogarty events, talks, conferences, workshops and observances, as well as other events and important dates related to global health research.
Updated June 17, 2024