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May / June 2015 Global Health Matters

Global Health Matters, Fogarty International Center's newsletter, distributed by email every two months, includes the latest information on global health research.

Cover of May June 2015 issue of Global Health Matters

Inside this Issue

Rwandan Health Minister Dr Agnes Binagwaho presents NIH global health lecture

NIH, South Africa partner on $8M in research projects

Focus on the NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research:

NIH marks 20 years of advancing behavioral and social sciences

Behavioral, social sciences are vital to global health
Opinion by Fogarty Director Dr Roger I Glass

Global pandemic of fake medicines poses urgent risk, scientists say

Q and A with world-renowned malaria research expert Dr Chris Plowe

Fogarty Director Dr Roger I Glass receives 2015 Albert B Sabin Gold Medal Award

Fogarty web tools facilitate collaboration

Profile: Fogarty Fellow Dr Anna Babakhanyan in Cameroon assesses HIV impact in utero

NIH encourages veterinarians to consider research careers

Fogarty posts concepts for new LMIC training grant and several existing programs

New TB hospital and research center opens in Haiti

Burkitt's lymphoma studies may also advance research on other cancers, HIV, malaria

People in the news

Global health briefs

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