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Fogarty International Center newsletter articles and press releases - 2021

December 2021

• Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on routine immunisation services: evidence of disruption and recovery from 170 countries and territories
  The Lancet, December 21, 2021
• Statement—NIH Celebrates FDA Approval of Long-Acting Injectable Drug for HIV Prevention
  NIAID news release, December 21, 2021
  
• World Health Organization (WHO) science chief evaluates COVID-19 response
• Medical and Nursing Education Partnership Initiatives detailed in new book
• Researchers transform maternity care in Ghana
• Profile: Former Fogarty Fellow now leads World Health Organization (WHO) disease elimination program
• Q and A with Dr. Shannon N. Zenk, Director of the National Institute of Nursing Research
• Focus: Global cancer research supported by the National Cancer Institute (NCI)
  • NIH marks two major milestones in cancer research
  • NCI grantee addresses inequities in prostate cancer
  • NCI program trains foreign scientists in NIH labs
  • NIH grantees study economics of tobacco farming
• COVID-19 renews interest in reciprocal innovation, Opinion by Fogarty Director Dr. Roger I. Glass
• NIH scientists urge pursuit of universal coronavirus vaccine
  NIAID news release, December 16, 2021
• Efficacy and Safety of NVX-CoV2373 in Adults in the United States and Mexico
  New England Journal of Medicine, December 15, 2021
• Landmark COVID-19 vaccine trial in sub-Saharan Africa is the first to study the efficacy of MRNA COVID-19 vaccines in people living with HIV
  HVTN/Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center news release, December 13, 2021
• Experimental mRNA HIV Vaccine Safe, Shows Promise in Animals
  NIAID news release, December 9, 2021
• Diverse genome sequences provide a powerful tool for studying risk of heart disease including Africans enrolled from Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria
  NIH/NHGRI news, December 8, 2021
• NIH announces $1 million prize competition to develop new maternal health diagnostics
  NIH news release, December 7, 2021
  
• More malaria cases and deaths in 2020 linked to COVID-19 disruptions
  WHO news release, December 6, 2021
• H3Africa Funds Scientists, Advances Genomics, and Fosters Collaboration in Africa 
  Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN), December 3, 2021

November 2021

• Too many people with HIV fail to achieve durable viral suppression
  NIH-funded study estimates global progress toward UNAIDS goal, NIH News release, Nov. 30, 2021
• Whole-genome analysis of Nigerian patients with breast cancer reveals ethnic-driven somatic evolution and distinct genomic subtypes, includes Fogarty author 
  Nature, November 26, 2021

October 2021

• NIH awards $75M to boost data science in Africa
• Focus: Fogarty awards $3.3M in COVID-19 supplements to support research, training
• NIH Director Collins will step down at end of 2021
• Investing in Africa will improve economy and health Opinion from Fogarty Director Roger I. Glass
• Profile: Fogarty Fellow investigates trauma care in Tanzania
• Q&A with Nandini Kumar, MBBS, DCP, MHSC
• World Report used to detail US-India partnerships
  
• WHO recommends groundbreaking malaria vaccine for children at risk
  WHO news release October 6, 2021
• U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) has announced its new five-year strategy to end malaria faster
  PMI news release, October 6, 2021

September 2021

• Opportunities and challenges in North-South and South-South global health collaborations during the COVID-19 pandemic: The AFREhealth-CUGH experience 
  (as reported at the CUGH 2021 Satellite Meeting), includes Fogarty author, 
  Annals of Global Health, September 2021

August 2021

• Building global health research capacity to address research imperatives following the COVID-19 pandemic
  PLOS Medicine, August 2021, authored by Fogarty's director and deputy director
• 1.5 million children lost a caregiver to COVID-19
• NIH awards $100M for global HIV data analysis
• mHealth app reduces LMIC pregnancy, delivery risks
• Profile: Fogarty Fellow Javier Cepeda studies benefits of police education program in Tijuana, Mexico
• Former Fogarty trainee now leads infectious disease research in Uganda
• Focus: Scientists craft US-Latin American research agenda on child obesity
• Research vital to inform humanitarian crises response
  Opinion by Fogarty Director Dr Roger I. Glass
• NIH Director's Blog: Zooming in on Global Health Research
• People in global health news
• Global health news briefs

July 2021

• Zooming in on global health research
  Blog post by NIH Director Dr Francis S Collins, July 13, 2021
• DFC, IFC, EIB, and AFD Boosting COVID-19 Vaccine Production in Africa with Senegal-based Vaccine Manufacturer IPD
  U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) news, July 9, 2021
• Joint investment plan to boost vaccine manufacturing capacity in Africa
  Statement by USAID Administrator Samantha Power
  USAID news, June 30, 2021

June 2021

• Adjuvant developed with NIH funding enhances efficacy of India’s COVID-19 vaccine
  NIAID/NIH news, June 29, 2021
• NIH to invest $100M to advance Artificial Intelligence
• NIH takes action against sexual harassment
• Observing four decades of progress on HIV/AIDS
  Opinion by Fogarty Director Dr Roger I Glass
• Modeling networks: How Fogarty made epidemiology history during the COVID-19 pandemic
• Focus: Breastfeeding in LMICs poses complex research questions
• NIH breastfeeding research essential to child health
• Cultural factors influence breastfeeding practices
• Research findings prevent HIV transmission by nursing
• Water insecurity can disrupt exclusive breastfeeding
• Innovating advanced care for Ugandan patients with rheumatic heart disease
  Q and A with Dr Emmy Okello
• Profile: Fogarty Fellow Dr Leah Katzelnick investigates Zika and dengue viruses in South America
• Fogarty publishes HIV concept mapping project
• Former NIH Director Dr Harold Varmus leads new WHO Science Council
• Research!America recognizes advocate Mary Fogarty McAndrew
• People in global health news - June 2021
• Global health news briefs - June 2021
• Observing four decades of progress on HIV/AIDS
  Opinion by Fogarty Director Dr Roger I Glass
  Fogarty news, June 4, 2021
• Reflection on 40 years of HIV/AIDS research
  Blog post by Dr Maureen M Goodenow, NIH Associate Director for AIDS Research and Director, NIH Office of AIDS Research, June 4, 2021
• NIH researchers identify potential new antiviral drug for COVID-19
  NICHD/NIH news, June 3, 2021

May 2021

• Grantee spotlight: Dr Simone Badal
  Novel prostate cancer cell lines to address prostate cancer disparity in Black men
  National Cancer Institute Center for Global Health Spotlight blog post, May 27, 2021
• Implementation determinants and mechanisms for the prevention and treatment of adolescent HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: concept mapping of the NIH Fogarty International Center Adolescent HIV Implementation Science Alliance (AHISA) initiative [Open access], co-authored by Fogarty's Susan Vorkoper and Dr Rachel Sturke
  Implementation Science Communications, May 22, 2021

April 2021

• HIV-related stigma research as a priority at the National Institutes of Health, including a summary of Fogarty approaches and activities, co-authored by Fogarty's Dr Geetha P Bansal and Arianne Malekzadeh
  AIDS and Behavior, April 22, 2021
• US government announces major re-commitment to clean cooking and the Clean Cooking Alliance
  Clean Cooking Alliance news, April 22, 2021
• Supplement targets gut microbes to boost growth in malnourished children in study supported in part by NIDDK
  NIH Research Matters, April 20, 2021
• African Postdoctoral Training Initiative (APTI) announces second cohort of fellows to be hosted at NIH
  Fogarty/NIH news, April 14, 2021
• NIH experts call for accelerated research to address concurrent HIV and COVID-19 pandemics
  NIAID/NIH news, April 8, 2021
• Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) 2021 annual meeting explores COVID-19 and health equity
• Award established to honor Dr James G Hakim
• NIH and Fogarty stand against structural racism in biomedical research
  Opinion by Fogarty Director Dr Roger I Glass
• Training neglected populations to use the tool of research
  Q and A with TDR Director Dr John Reeder
• Profile: Fogarty Scholar Dr Joseph Matovu investigates HIV self-testing in Ugandan fishing community
• Experts urge global adoption of One Health approach
• Focus: MEPI program enabled African junior faculty to develop research skills, become independent investigators
• Voices of MEPI Junior Faculty fellows:
• Dr Edwin Walong
• Dr Bongani Nkambule
• Dr Patience A Muwanguzi
• Dr Tariro Mawoza-Chikuni
• Dr Tsitsi Monera-Penduka
• Dr Mubuuke Gonzaga
• Dr Henry Mark Lugobe
  
• WHO examines global burden of hearing loss
• People in global health news
• Global health news briefs

March 2021

• Perspective: Scaling up COVID-19 vaccination in Africa - Lessons from the HIV pandemic, co-authored by Fogarty grantee Dr Jean B Nachega
  New England Journal of Medicine, March 31, 2021
• T cells recognize recent SARS-CoV-2 variants
  NIAID research suggests protective effects of vaccination remain intact
  NIAID/NIH news, March 30, 2021
• NIAID Statement on AstraZeneca vaccine
  NIAID/NIH news, March 23, 2021
• Investigational AstraZeneca vaccine prevents COVID-19 according to results from a large clinical trial in the US and South America
  NIAID/NIH news, March 22, 2021
• Award established to honor Dr James G Hakim
  Fogarty news, March 11, 2021
• Tracing the source of influenza A virus zoonoses in interconnected circuits of swine exhibitions [Free access], co-authored by Fogarty scientists
  Journal of Infectious Diseases, March 4, 2021
• Editorial: Avoiding exploitation in multinational COVID-19 vaccine trials: Low and middle income countries must benefit, not just participate, co-authored by Fogarty's Dr Joseph Millum
  BMJ, March 4, 2021
• Prioritizing hearing health care on World Hearing Day with the World Report on Hearing
  NIDCD/NIH news, March 3, 2021
• NIH stands against structural racism in biomedical research
  Statement by NIH Director Dr Francis S Collins
  NIH news, March 1, 2021
• NIH and Fogarty stand against structural racism in biomedical research
  Statement by Fogarty Director Dr Roger I Glass
  Fogarty news, March 1, 2021

February 2021

• South Africa study shows power of genomic surveillance amid COVID-19 pandemic
  Blog post by NIH Director Dr Francis S Collins, February 18, 2021
• Biden team elevates science, global engagement
• NIH, Fogarty see budget increases for Fiscal Year 2021
• Focus: Scientists describe challenges and lessons learned when conducting research in humanitarian crises
• Pandemic prevention more effective than response, study says
• Hoping for a healthier and more equitable future
  Opinion by Fogarty Director Dr Roger I Glass
• Former Fogarty grantee and Argentine health minister discusses Latin America’s noncommunicable disease crisis
  Q and A with Dr Adolfo Rubinstein
• Profile: Dr Andrew Kim studies the impact of apartheid-based prenatal stress and COVID-19 in South Africa
• Funding data for 2019 now available in World Report mapping tool
• WHO offers tobacco users 100 reasons to quit
• People in the global health news - February 2021
• Global health news briefs - February 2021
• Piecing together the next pandemic: From a small lab in Cambodia, [Former Fogarty Scholar] Dr Jessica Manning is on the lookout for emerging diseases
  New York Times, February 16, 2021
• Contact tracing and the COVID-19 response in Africa: Best practices, key challenges, and lessons learned from Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, and Uganda [Open access], co-authored by Fogarty's Drs Cecile Viboud and Peter H Kilmarx
  The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, February 11, 2021
• Grantee news: Vanderbilt, Zambia researchers find delirium in hospitalized patients linked to mortality, disability in Sub-Saharan Africa
  Vanderbilt University Medical Center's VMUC Reporter, February 11, 2021
• An Ebola therapy two decades in the making
  NIH researcher Dr Nancy Sullivan led development of cutting-edge treatment
  NIH Intramural Research Program blog post, February 10, 2021
• Africans begin to take the reins of research into their own genomes
  Science, February 4, 2021
• Adaptive screener may help identify youth at risk of suicide
  NIMH/NIH news, February 3, 2021
• World Cancer Day - together all our actions matter (now more than ever)
  National Cancer Institute Center for Global Health Spotlight blog post by Dr Satish Gopal, February 1, 2021

January 2021

• Janssen investigational COVID-19 vaccine: Interim analysis of [international] phase 3 clinical data released
  NIAID/NIH news, January 29, 2021
• World NTD Day - ending the neglect of neglected tropical diseases
  NIAID Now blog post, January 29, 2021
• Updates from the Center for Global Health Studies
  Fogarty news, January 14, 2021
• Forward-looking serial intervals correctly link epidemic growth to reproduction numbers [Open access], co-authored by Fogarty's Dr Kaiyuan Sun
  PNAS, January 12, 2021
• Hastings Center welcomes 14 new Fellows, including Fogarty's Dr Joseph Millum
  Hastings Center news, January 11, 2021
• Investments on grants for biomedical research by funder, type of grant, health category and recipient (World Report)
  Global Observatory on Health R&D, January 2021

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