Fogarty newsletter’s fresh look makes the Center’s work shine

March/April 2025 | Volume 24 Number 2

Fogarty Commuications Director, Dr. Andrey KuzmichevRead recent commentary on global health research issues from current and immediate past directors of the Fogarty International Center.

Welcome to a refreshed and renewed Global Health Matters!

In December 2024, we undertook a redesign of our Center’s flagship newsletter, which had 262,000 subscribers last year. We decided to modernize GHM‘s look to offer a more engrossing, accessible, and visually captivating experience. The new design introduces a more sophisticated layout and energetic colors and typography to make each issue “pop” while also being easier to navigate.

On the cover, we now feature a large focal image and a table of contents. We have increased the font size and image-to-text ratio throughout the printed newsletter for easier viewing. We have also started a new department, Community News, which will focus on the events relevant to Fogarty staff, and have allocated more space to our director’s column.

Many traditional features of GHM, though reformatted, remain unchanged. For example, we continue to present profiles of outstanding Fogarty fellows and Q&A’s with international research experts. Each issue will include the usual Focus section featuring an in-depth series of articles on a specific topic. To make these improvements possible, we have adjusted the number of print copies and the balance between print and online-only content, incurring no extra production costs.

Our goal remains unchanged. We want to offer you a news magazine that resonates with your interests and needs, while communicating any changes at Fogarty and NIH you may want to know about. GHM also highlights the many accomplishments of Fogarty and its grantees across the globe. Its stories attest to the value of the Center’s work—both internationally and domestically in the U.S.

We are excited about what’s ahead and can’t wait for you to explore the new GHM. We’ll continue to post its stories and articles on our website, so there’s no need to worry about access, but, going forward, we plan to reserve some exclusive content for the in-print magazine. Already, we are finding that it is increasingly popular around the NIH campus and at Fogarty events.

Naturally, we need to thank our team, especially Carla Conway, whose creativity and hard work have brought this reboot to life. We also wish to thank each of you, our dedicated readers, for your ongoing support: your feedback is instrumental in shaping our new direction. Please share with us your thoughts about these changes so that we can continue to improve.

Dr. Andrey Kuzmichev,
Fogarty’s Communications Director

Updated April 21, 2025

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